Eclipse eye damage is a real risk—here's what eye doctors saw after the 2017 eclipse By Nell Greenfieldboyce Published March 14, 2024 at 3:41 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio In 2017, people wore special glasses to view a partial eclipse from New York City's 'Top of the Rock' observatory at Rockefeller Center.Drew Angerer The eyeglasses store Warby Parker gave out thousands of free eclipse viewers in New York, as did libraries and other organizations around the nation.Spencer Platt / Getty Images Copyright 2024 NPR