Abstract
The October 1976 total solar eclipse will be well placed for observation by millions of Australians. Previous eclipses have produced numerous cases of eye injury despite well-organised and extensive campaigns to counter the problem by advice not to watch the eclipse except by the pinhole projection method. Misuse of this method has itself led to many cases of retinal damage. It appears that although some filters currently available to the public might be safe for watching the eclipse, others are not and individuals have no easy way of ascertaining the degree of safety. If a large number of filters that are guaranteed to be safe are made readily available to the public it seems that the incidence of eye injuries could be reduced because some small part of the population will watch the eclipse regardless of all warnings not to, and only if safe filters are readily available could these people avoid loss of vision.
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