Article 6G5S1 Guests at Bored Ape event in Hong Kong struck by vision problems

Guests at Bored Ape event in Hong Kong struck by vision problems

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Donna Ferguson
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More than a dozen attenders of NFT group's festival, which used ultraviolet light, complained of eye burn' on social media

The company behind the Bored Ape crypto art craze is looking into reports that people have been suffering from eye burn, extreme pain and impaired vision after attending one of its events, which was lit by UV lights.

The ApeFest festival is held every year for members of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, AKA Bored Apes, who have invested in a collection of 10,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) featuring computer-generated profile pictures of cartoon apes.

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