Partygoers suffer burns and light sensitivity after Bored Ape NFT event in Hong Kong

Partygoers who attended this weekend’s ApeFest NFT event have complained of burns and eye problems, with organiser Yuga Labs vowing to investigate.

The Yuga Labs event over the weekend. Photo: fift.eth screenshot, via X.

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In 2017, HKFP reported on a similar incident at a Hypebeast event, where an inappropriate choice of ultraviolet light left revellers with skin burn and light sensitivity.

Yuga Labs’s Bored Ape account on X said on Monday that they were aware of eye-related issues following their pop-up-event, and have been reaching out to attendees to find out the cause.

Apes, we are aware of the eye-related issues that affected some of the attendees of ApeFest and have been proactively reaching out to individuals since yesterday to try and find the potential root causes. Based on our estimates, we believe that much less than 1% of those…

— Bored Ape Yacht Club (@BoredApeYC) November 6, 2023

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“Based on our estimates, we believe that much less than 1% of those attending and working the event had these symptoms. While nearly everyone has indicated their symptoms have improved, we encourage anybody who feels them to seek medical attention just in case,” they said.

Another said: “Got diagnosed with ‘photokeratitis over both eyes, accident related’ with prescribed steroid eye drops and eye lubricants. My vision was tested as close to perfect with no serious cornea damage, luckily.”

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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

One X user who attended said that a doctor told them stage lights were to blame.

HKFP has reached out to Yuga Labs for comment.

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Tom is the editor-in-chief and founder of Hong Kong Free Press. He has a BA in Communications and New Media from Leeds University and an MA in Journalism from the University of Hong Kong. He has contributed to the BBC, Euronews, Al-Jazeera and others.

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