Amazon hit with class action over defective eclipse glasses

A couple in the US have filed a class action lawsuit against Amazon after they claimed defective solar eclipse glasses purchased through the online retailer damaged their eyes.

In the lawsuit, filed in a federal court in the US state of South Carolina, Corey Payne and his fiancée, Kayla Harris, said they purchased a three-pack of eclipse glasses on Amazon in early August. They assumed that the glasses would allow them to safely view the coast-to-coast total solar eclipse on August 21.

Later that day, the pair experienced headaches and eye watering. In the following days, they developed vision impairment, including blurriness and distorted vision, the lawsuit said. It was also claimed they did not look at the sky without wearing the glasses when they viewed the eclipse.