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FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 file photo, reporter Anderson Cooper arrives at CNN Heroes at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Cooper says a reporting assignment turned into a temporary blindness scare. On his talk show Tuesday, Dec. 4, Cooper said he was in Portugal last week working on a story for "60 Minutes," spent two hours on the water and then suffered a 36-hour loss of sight. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File) |
Anderson Cooper says he suffered sun blindness
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December 5, 2012
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anderson Cooper says a reporting assignment turned into a temporary blindness scare.
On his talk show Tuesday, Cooper said he was in Portugal last week working on a story for ‘‘60 Minutes’’ and spent two hours on the water. The newsman says that later, he developed a burning sensation in his eyes and lost sight for 36 hours.
Showing a photo he took of himself with an eye patch, Cooper joked it would be his new online dating picture.
On a more serious note, Cooper said he wanted to warn viewers about the risk.
Dr. Nancy Snyderman, chief medical correspondent for NBC News, explained to Cooper he had suffered a retina burn. Snyderman cautioned that ‘‘everybody needs sunglasses,’’ adding that protection from the sun can prevent cataracts later in life.
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