Quebec's Health Region says it has received 28 reports of eye distress related to the April 8 total solar eclipse that tossed over southern parts of the province.

The 28 cases reported as of April 17 engaged inflammation of the cornea, dry eyes and solar retinopathy, which is a permanent burn to the retina.

The path of totality — where the sun is completely covered by the moon, resulting in a periods of darkness — crossed through the regions of Montreal, Montérégie, Estrie, Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches and Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

In anticipation of the broad event, officials advised people to wear certified eclipse glasses to own eye damage when looking directly at the sun, and Quebec's Health Region set up a system to monitor for eye costs, in collaboration with the province's order of optometrists.

The province says that steady the data was collected voluntarily by optometrists, there may be delays in reporting and the 28 cases powerful understate the true number.

The Health Department says it is unruffled studying the impact of the eclipse on emergency-room visits.