The province of Ontario is experiencing a state of sadness due to the increase in cases of eye complications reported by 118 people since April 8, which was the date of the solar eclipse. 
The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) announced that it has received 118 cases of eye complications reported since April 8.

It added that corneal inflammation, dry eye, and solar retinopathy are among the reported cases.

A spokesperson for the association stated that although corneal inflammation usually heals over a few days, solar retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss in extreme cases.

The OAO office mentioned: "The severity of the cases depends on the affected part of the retina and the duration of the patient's exposure to the sun."

It is worth noting that in the period leading up to April 8, health officials and the government warned about the dangers of looking directly at the sun during the eclipse, advising those who participated in the event to wear certified glasses for viewing the eclipse to prevent eye damage.

The OAO stated that the cases were not concentrated in any part of the province and ranged from Windsor to Ottawa.

Geographically, most of Ontario was not within the zone of total eclipse, when the sun was completely blocked by the path of the moon, and cities like Hamilton and Niagara Falls were significantly affected by cloud cover.