12/08/2026
We’ve had a lot of people contacting the practice to see if we are selling solar glasses for viewing the eclipse. The simple answer is no, because there are far too many fakes out there and as none of our regular suppliers are selling them I don’t want to source any from a supplier I don’t know and trust.
This is how I will be viewing the eclipse, using my home made pin hole viewer. A cereal box works really well, I used a box with a lid for demonstration purposes. Foil is used to make the pin hole in because it gives a nice clean hole without feathery edges. Light from the sun passes through the hole and creates an image on the inside at the back of the box (I used my retinoscope as a make shift “sun” to demonstrate) If your box in not white, a piece of white paper taped to the back makes an excellent screen. You then put your left eye to the big hole and watch the image of the eclipse perfectly safely!!
