Welding Eyes Burning. Welders flash or flash burn is caused when a surge of UV light hits the eye causing a sunburn-like condition on the cornea. Welders eye also known as flash burn and arc eye can occur for anyone who gets too close to the arc flash of a welders ultraviolet light without wearing the proper protection.
Most eye doctors will tell you that you may lose your eye vision completely after such welding eye burn. Welders eye also known as flash burn and arc eye can occur for anyone who gets too close to the arc flash of a welders ultraviolet light without wearing the proper protection. It feels you same burning that someone has dropped hot sand into your eyes.
But it also can occur during the welding procedure.
Photokeratitis is basically sunburn of the cornea. Take preventive measures every way possible but immediately rush to your doctor when you fall a victim of corneal flash burn. Welding burn on my eyes. And next time wear protective eyewear.