Protect your Eyes this Summer

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            Summer is when people start thinking about sunglasses and rightfully so. The sun seems to be blazing through our windshields with twice the power it normally seems to. The question becomes, are you doing everything you need to to protect your eyes from the harmful rays of the sun? The dangers of tanning are hot in the news now, but it is always a popular topic in the eyecare world. Just like slathering your kids with sunscreen before they go in the sun, everybody's eyes also need protection from the sun.

Think about sunglasses as sunscreen for your eyes because they are not immune to the sun's harmful rays.

What can happen if eyes go unprotected?

            According to the American Optometric Association, if your eyes go unprotected and are exposed to the suns rays it can lead to macular degeneration, cataracts, or even skin disease on the sensitive skin around the eyes. Other less serious conditions could be growths on the eyes or even sunburn. These could cause redness, irritation, tearing, decreased vision, or in extreme cases even blindness.


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What can you do to protect your eyes?

1. It is recommended that everytime you are exposed to the sun you wear some form of sunprotection such as sunglasses, clip-on sunglasses, or Transitions lenses. This is recommended whether the sun is at full strength or even if it is a cloudy day.

2. When choosing sunglasses make sure to choose a pair that provides 100% UV protection. If you choose sunglasses that do not provide adequate protection it could be worse than not wearing anything at all. This is because the tint on the lenses cause your eyes to dilate and let more into your eyes, but the lenses are not blocking any UV.

3. Sun protection is not just for adults also consider getting sunglasses, sports glasses, or transitions for children. Just like with skin damage, most sun damage to the eyes happens before the age of 18.

4. Wear sunglasses all year round. If you pick up a pair of polarized sunglasses which greatly reduce glare it will make driving in snow much more comfortable.

5. Choose sunglasses with grey lenses. They make color vision more natural than amber or brown lenses.

Information provided by:

http://www.aoa.org/x15026.xml

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