"Business as usual" today for Vanderbilt University Medical Center during solar eclipse

Today, at approximately 1:30 p.m., darkness will replace daylight in Nashville as a total solar eclipse of the sun occurs. The total eclipse is expected to last less than three minutes. View...

Safe eclipse viewing tips

"There are risks of viewing the eclipse without any eye protection," warns Nathan Podoll, M.D., assistant professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. "Normally if you look directly at the sun, the natural response is to squint, shield your eyes, blink or turn away." View...