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Protect Your Eyes from Sun Damage
Ultraviolet rays from the sun can lead to premature aging. Your eyes need protection from the harmful ultraviolet rays just as your skin needs sunscreen. Continuous unprotected exposure to UV rays can cause damage to the eye. Some of the damage is irreversible. UVB exposure contributes to cataracts, a gradual clouding of the intra-ocular lens that eventually blurs vision and affects your ability to read and drive. Cataracts that interfere significantly with vision must be removed by surgery. Unprotected, overexposure to the sun can also result in photokeratitis, a sunburn on the surface of the eye, which is very painful and may cause permanent damage to the cornea. Unlike cataracts, Age-related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), which affects the retina in the back of your eye, cannot be removed. Life long eye protection, and anti-oxidant vitamins are the best preventative measures you can take. Children as well as adults need protection from harmful UV rays. Things that can protect you from these damaging rays are UV400 filters on glasses and sunglasses, wide brimmed hats, UV filters in contacts, and photo-chromatic lenses that are clear indoors and darken when outdoors. We recommend that all our patients have UV400 protection in their clear and dark glasses. We also recommend that all our patients use protective sunglasses whether or not they need prescription lenses. Please contact our office at (323) 954-5800 if you have any questions about UV protection. |
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