Eye Irritation at ApeFest: BAYC Reports Minimal Incidence of Symptoms

Numerous participants have recently complained of experiencing photokeratitis symptoms, a condition associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light, during their attendance at ApeFest. This event, organized by Yuga Labs, the creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), saw attendees seeking medical assistance due to complaints of blurred vision and burning eyes.

Bored Ape Yacht Club issued a statement on their X profile, noting that 

"A very small fraction, less than 1% of event attendees and staff, exhibited these symptoms."

 They also advised anyone still experiencing these discomforting symptoms to seek medical attention as a precaution.

However, this response from Bored Ape Yacht Club triggered frustration among attendees, with many pointing fingers at the organizers for downplaying the severity of the incident.

From the PR team:

- Guys completely downplay it, make it look like a small number, eg... less than 1%
- Make it look like you're actively helping and solving
- Try to 'Find' the 'Potential' root causes, even though we know exactly what it was

Bruh

— Shad (@madladshad) November 6, 2023

 One attendee disclosed that their eye problems, diagnosed as photokeratitis, persisted for over 30 hours after the event. Photokeratitis is a condition triggered by exposure to UV light.

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So far, 30 hours since woke up with severe eye burn, I’ve visited emergency hospital and eye clinic and spent there a total of 6 hours.

Got diagnosed with “photokeratitis over both eyes, accident related” with prescribed steroid eye drops and eye… https://t.co/qZadVqsQFg pic.twitter.com/5EULptCR4H

— Adrian Zduńczyk, CMT (@crypto_birb) November 6, 2023

The event, which took place in Hong Kong, featured the use of lasers and strobe lights.

Surprise!????It was soooo fun to do undercover secret mission for Bored ape yacht club Party as a secret guest!✨Did you guys know I’m coming? ❤️???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/TarM1VRiW7

— djsoda (@dj_soda_) November 6, 2023

 Several attendees suggested that the issue might have arisen from the use of improper light bulbs.

just fyi, if you got your eyes burned at the yuga event, you need to seek medical attention, i know it's really funny & yuga hasn't said anything but you might actually go blind pic.twitter.com/SGyEMz9FDL

— CryptoFinally (@CryptoFinally) November 6, 2023

Meanwhile, the floor price of Bored Ape NFTs experienced a drop, reaching a low of 28.4 ether (ETH), down from a high of 32 ETH on November 1st.

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