While sunblock is widely available even in stores in front of the world class Boracay White Beach, many of us are not aware on how can we protect our eyes from the damaging sun.
Exposure of your eye to the sun’s ultraviolet UV rays can increase the risk of damaging the retina, which could lead to having cataracts or total blindness. But dont worry, You can still travel and get exposed to the beautiful sun by just making sure your eyes are protected from these harmful UV rays. You can even stay fashionable by wearing Stylish Prescription Sunglasses but you have to make sure you are wearing UV protected pair of sunglasses.
The kids spends much too much time under the sun playing and having sports activities and for them a little education on how to protect the eyes is a must. Eyes are much more sensitive than the skin so make sure to do proper measures to protect it by getting a good quality sunglass for your kid.
Buying sunglasses can be done online, just look for sunglasses that can block out 99 to 100 percent of both UVA and UVB radiation and screen out 75 to 90 percent of visible light.
According to study, Gray colored lenses reduce the intensity and sun damage without altering the color of objects.
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Decent sunglasses are a must. Cheap ones can actually harm your eyes. Many cheap ones don’t protect against UVA and UVB properly. The dark tint means your eyes are open wider, and are in fact letting more UVA and UVB rays into your eyes as a result!
I think common sense is the best remedy and I agree with the last commenter that sunglasses really can do more harm then good. It gives you a false sense of security and whereas squinting might have helped keep the direct light out of your eyes, sunglasses cause you to relax and leave your eyes wide open. Now in a tanning booth that is a different story–full sealed eye goggles are needed to keep all rays out. I think in the sun a simple hat works best for me.