I presume by "blinded" they mean temporary blindness due to losing their night vision, not permanent damage. The reason they don't cause accidents is because they generally happen on approach or departure which are (or can be) fully automated and therefore easy to abort. It's still very unpleasant for the pilot.
> I presume by "blinded" they mean temporary blindness due to losing their night vision, not permanent damage.
It says "burn your eyes" so I don't interpret it that way.
> The reason they don't cause accidents is because they generally happen on approach or departure which are (or can be) fully automated and therefore easy to abort.
If you're not on approach or departure, what kind of accident would even happen? Especially when even a total loss of external vision still leaves you with all your instruments.
