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contact lensesFive Benefits from Wearing Sunglasses

Almost everyone puts on sunscreen to protect them skin cancer or getting a sunburn. Most people wouldnt think to leave the house with out it on in the summer. Well what about eye protection? Your eyes also need protection from the rays and harmful radiation of the sun. The sun can cause your eye to be at higher risk for many related diseases like cataracts. If you spend too much time in the snow or sun you can be at risk for keratitis, which is sunburn on the cornea of the eye. You could temporarily lose your sight if this happens to you and it is excrutionally painful. Sun reflects off of snow, water, and sand and exposes your eyes to UV rays that are very dangerous. These harmful rays lie beyond our visual spectrum and can cause many serious problems. Eye damage from the sun is
a year round thing for all people and should not be ignored. Not using sunglasses from 10 AM till 4 PM poses the greatest risk of eye damage. Any one in the fishing or farming industries, those who are beach lovers, and any others who love being out doors during the peak hours of harm need to invest in a good pair of sunglasses to protect their eyes.

There are two types of UV rays that pose a major threat, the UVA and the UVB. You have the opportunity with sunglasses to block both types from ruining your eyes. Make sure you know what youre getting. Just because a pair of lenses might be darker and cost a lot doesnt mean they protect anything. You must find glasses either that come with a certificate of approval or specify they protect you eyes from 99-100% of UV rays. Many eye care professionals can test your sunglasses for you in their office to make sure they are truly protecting your eyes. There are five major reasons to wear sunglasses.

1. Reduce the glare at which you are seeing on wet roads, snow, and water. This will keep you from getting into an accident or burning your eyes. Make sure the pair you get is dark enough to help you see but not so dark you have a hard time seeing through them and they distort color and objects. Neutral gray, amber, brown, and green seem to be the most highly recommended tints out there. The darkness is a personal preference of course but they should not be too dark. These specific tints are also the one recommended by the Prevent Blindness America organization to prevent blindness and saving sight.

2. When you wear sunglasses you reduce the risk of major eye damage from the suns UV rays. There is enough risk of exposure with light coming into the sides of the glasses that there is no room for full frontal exposure. Some people go to the lengths of having side plates or wearing a hat to reduce more risk. Even when you attempt 100% coverage some leaks are not preventable so make sure your sunglasses are the best that work for you.

3. By wearing sunglasses you will be reducing the strain put on your eyes by straining them and eye fatigue as well. The FDA prior to selling must approve any sunglasses that claim to protect your eyes from the harmful effects of the suns rays. Any device that claims to have medical founding must have that approval even if it is over the counter.

4. Protection is a big bonus and important feature. Sunglasses passed by the FDA must offer some physical protection as well. These same sunglasses must also be impact resistant. They wont be shatterproof but will offer a great matter of resistance to break. This means that they can take a beating and be worn for eye protection in high-impact sports.

5. They can offer wind resistance to protect your eyes from drying out. Whether riding in an open vehicle, hang gliding, or downhill skiing wearing the proper sunglasses can keep your eyes from the painful wind effects. When wind hits the eye it dries it out and causes burning, itching, and irritation. So sunglasses can save you from the painful effects of wind burn as well as UV protection.

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