Many of us recognise the need for using sunscreen when out and about when its sunny, but are you aware of how important it is to also protect your eyes? And importantly those of children?
“You can’t see UV but its damaging effects can stay with you for life. In fact, eyes are 10 times more sensitive to UV than skin.
Many of us wear sunglasses as a practicality to reduce the glare of the sun, or even to look cool, but there is a more serious reason for wearing shades.”
“UV radiation from the sun can have both short- and long-term effects on the condition of our eyes. It can burn the surface, cornea and lens of the eye, much like sun can burn skin. Long-term exposure to UV radiation can be serious. For instance, exposure to UV significantly increases the risk of developing cataracts, a clouding of the eyes lens and the leading cause of blindness in the world.”