Arc eye

Spent All day yesterday welding , auto helmet working a treat .
That evening my left eye in the left hand corner starts to itch , after a hour or 2 it starts looking like iv had a kicking , this morning still the same .
Had a good look at me welding mask this morning , the sticker up the side covers a 5 pence size hole were If it adjusted ( shade setting ) the switch would be ....... The sticker had removed it's self ..... Hence me wondering round like I've not slept for a week ....... Check you masks chaps , I'm away to buy a new 1

i hope i never have it. and since i am a welding tradesmen i am lucky i havnt had it.

auto welding helmets can be alot of pain, esp when you have a cheepish one.. as the delay time allows more intense light through for a moment. and can build up in a day if welding all day.. but you would just get eye strain from that..
and that is why i only use a solid old styal mask

I've had a couple of night trips to casualty with arc eye over the years. You used to be able to buy flash drops from chemists but I dont think you can any more. Best cure is to have 8 pints before bed then the sand in the eyes feeling doesn't wake you up and in the morning your eyes have healed over.

Lol 6 pints , the cure for many falling of body parts lol
I didnt think it was arc eye at first because it's so localised but after looking at my mask I worked out it quickly was lol .......time to spend a little extra a think :-)