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I have been flashed by my 1.5W 445 and I have no spots or damage.
You got SUPER lucky. Some people on this forum have had damage from as little 20mW. I got lucky once too... but with a 50mW greenie.
Anyway, did the beam actually pass over your eyes, or was the dot just very close to you? Based on some rather sloppy experiments... if the dot is further than 6 inches from your eyes, you should blink fast enough to prevent injury.