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Accidentally looked at a small flood light while turning it off

I accidentally looked at a flood light trying to turn it off for around 20-30 seconds and i can still see the afterimage even though it’s said to last 30 seconds to a minute and I’ve had it for around 10 minutes now have I caused permanent damage to my eyes
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No, it will take a while for the afterimage to fade but not likely to have done any permanent damage.
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