Can you start with breathing and being at peace with your eyes open in your yoga class?

I have found yoga class to be a very inclusive space, including respect for individual needs. Which in your case might mean consciously choosing not close your eyes so that yoga continues to be a centering and peaceful activity for you.

Maybe once your mind-body are accustomed to that being a safe part of the routine, you can choose to close your eyes briefly to see how it feels. Or not. It sounds like you are already experiencing yoga class as a safe centering empowering space, so preserving and expanding that feeling might be more important than whether or not you actually close your eyes.