Protecting your eyes from sun damage

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- We each emotion to person amusive successful the sun.

But arsenic we walk much clip outside, we permission ourselves unfastened to injury. Protecting our eyes from the sun's UV rays is vital.

Doctors accidental wearing sunglasses is the champion mode to support them healthy.

The fig 1 happening that we request to marque definite we're focusing connected is 90 to 100% ultraviolet protection. Some sunglasses whitethorn look acheronian and whitethorn consciousness similar they supply capable protection," said Ophthalmologist Dr. Spencer Adams.

But they're not truly blocking capable of that ultraviolet light.

Dr. is an Ophthalmologist astatine the Eye Q Vision Care Center successful Clovis. He says to look for sunglasses labeled UVA oregon UVB.

He adds erstwhile we don't support our eyes-- it tin pb to irritation.

"You mightiness inactive consciousness delicate to environment, you whitethorn privation to blink a lot. Your imaginativeness whitethorn get adjacent blurry," Dr. Adams said.

Eye harm from the prima tin beryllium impermanent and heal quickly. But Dr. Adams warns if exposed for excessively long, symptoms tin past longer.

It tin besides pb to different problems.

"Also implicit time, tin accelerate the enactment of cataracts oregon if you're predisposed, tin accelerate age-related macular degeneration," helium explained.

If you're readying to walk a batch of clip outdoors this summer, doctors urge getting polarized sunglasses.

"Those volition really person a peculiar furniture that protects america from glare. For h2o sports oregon outdoor activities, it'll artifact that glare that tin beryllium rather bothersome and springiness america a amended acquisition arsenic well," Dr. Adams said.

By taking these steps, we tin support our eyes blessed and steadfast and our imaginativeness wide for years to come.

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