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Curious:
Has anyone else had this eye problem using a DNT or any other thermal night vision optics?
I purchased a DNT TNC335R thermal day/night scope for my trip to RSA for hunting various night animals. On the second night of my Limpopo night hunt instead of using the app on my phone I frequently used the scope for 3 or 4 minutes at a time to search for intended night animals.
After an hour or so of randomly looking through my scope I started developing a pain in my veiwing eye. The next morning the white of my eye was totally red, with a sort of tingling-numbing- pressure- swollen- pain, with a modest amount of vision impairment.
After a discussion with my PH about my eye problem that morning; he too developed these same eye problems after that night's hunt using his thermal night vision monocular.
Not sure as to how soon my PH's eye recovered. It's 6 weeks later, I'm still feeling some of the negative affects to my eye.
At my third outfitter in prep for our night hunt I told my PH about what had happened at the previous outfitter while using the thermal optics. On the third night during of our bushpig night hunting from a blind, he too used the DNT TNC335R thermal scope. Although less frequently and for lesser viewing durations, he inevitably developed the same eye problems from using the thermal scope.
Has anyone else had this eye problem using a DNT or any other thermal night vision optics?
I purchased a DNT TNC335R thermal day/night scope for my trip to RSA for hunting various night animals. On the second night of my Limpopo night hunt instead of using the app on my phone I frequently used the scope for 3 or 4 minutes at a time to search for intended night animals.
After an hour or so of randomly looking through my scope I started developing a pain in my veiwing eye. The next morning the white of my eye was totally red, with a sort of tingling-numbing- pressure- swollen- pain, with a modest amount of vision impairment.
After a discussion with my PH about my eye problem that morning; he too developed these same eye problems after that night's hunt using his thermal night vision monocular.
Not sure as to how soon my PH's eye recovered. It's 6 weeks later, I'm still feeling some of the negative affects to my eye.
At my third outfitter in prep for our night hunt I told my PH about what had happened at the previous outfitter while using the thermal optics. On the third night during of our bushpig night hunting from a blind, he too used the DNT TNC335R thermal scope. Although less frequently and for lesser viewing durations, he inevitably developed the same eye problems from using the thermal scope.
