Protecting Your Eyes This Summer

By Rosie East

You are getting yourself in shape, you have picked the perfect swimwear and have yourself looking great with a fake tan. Now what about protecting probably one of the most important parts of your body? Your Eyes.

We are all aware and have read numerous articles about the damage that the sun can do to our skin unless we protect it properly. Can we say the same about our eyes? Just how many articles have we read about the dangers of sun damage to our eyes? How many of us really put any thought into protecting our eyes? Do we really realise just how important it is to have a good pair of sunglasses? A pair of sunglasses that will protect our eyes from the sun.

There are two types of UV radiation. UV-A which penetrates deep into the eye and UV-B that can damage the cornea and lens. If you do not protect your eyes properly, you are running the real risk of long term eye damage.

Sunglasses are seen by many of us as a fashion accessory and not as a very important way to look after our eyes. Which is why it is so important to think very carefully about which pair of sunglasses we should buy. It can of course be very confusing to know which sunglasses are the best to protect our eyes as I cannot ever remember going into a shop to buy a pair of sunglasses and the assistant point out whether the lenses in the glasses are sufficient to protect my eyes.

So here are a few tips that will help you when buying sunglasses. These tips which make sure that your sunglasses not only look good but more importantly protect your eyes from the sun:

When buying sunglasses look for a minimum of UV400 marked on the lenses.

Make sure they are CE compliant. This means that they have passed the approved safety standards and are effective in reducing harmful UV rays.

Avoid lenses which have yellow, pink or blue tints as they will not fully protect your eyes. Go for lenses which have a brown, grey or green tint.

Invest in a good pair of quality sunglasses. Ones that have a good UV filters that can block up to 99-100% of UV radiation.

Whether you have perfect vision or wear glasses. Make sure you invest in a good pair of sunglasses today and look after your eyes this summer, it is an investment worth making, after all how many pairs of eyes do we have?

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