Yeah a friend of mine, he served in vietnam to put a spec on his age, and been welding ever since. Basically hes been out of welding schjool since '71. He said over the years his eye sights gotten worse and worse. Asked the ophthmologist, ophtho said, nope its not the welding, its your age. Thougha lot of guys assme its the welding. He said the things happening happen to everyone. Some just get it at differnt stages. You should be careful. Injuries are bad. But if you wear the proper shade and such, youll be just fine. Thats what I was told and im figuring if I follow it and it still gets me...well atleast I tried :D