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Originally Posted by Astor
The lightsaber may not have even touched him, but the heat from the lightsaber, at such a close proximity to his face would certainly have been enough to blind him.
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Originally Posted by Zerimar Nyliram
You can't say that his retinas were simply scorched from such close proximity to the blade either, because we know from Star Wars lore that the blade of a lightsaber emits absolutely no heat whatsoever--even in extremely close proximity--except within the blade shaft itself. In Shadows of the Empire, when Luke is finished constructing his new lightsaber, he puts his hand as close to the blade as possible to make sure that no heat is emitted, ensuring that he followed the directions properly.
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What you said in your second paragraph about the light is plausible, though, but not the heat.