Do you know that you can find sunlight on your eyes? Here you need to take precautions
When Kathy Lumb was raising her children in the 1990s, she never thought much about protecting her eyes from the sun.
“It was not really talked about doctors or anyone who I remember,” he said. “When we were out, he always wore a sun hat, but we did not talk about sunglasses then.”
Now, this is a very different story. Lumb is always his prescription sunglasses when he comes out of the door.
“Despite the weather, the whole year, especially in winter,” Lamb said. “I run outside and when it is sunny and bright, I need my sunglasses.”
Long has a family history as an incentive: 25 years ago, her mother’s vision began to falter and since then, she also had to deal with cataract and glaucoma.
A new grandparents, Dadi, Lumb said that eye health is now a more common subject.
“My daughter knows for her little boy,” she said.
While most people know slapping on sunscreen before going out, experts say that people need more education to ensure that people also protect their eyes.
Lisa Christian, an associate clinical professor at the University of Wallu’s School of Optometry and Vision Science, says that coming into contact with the Sun with UVA and UVB rays can cause great damage to people’s eyes.
It contains something called photocatitis, which is essentially an sunny colime on the eye, and it can be quite painful.
“You can see that your eyes are red. It seems that there is something in your eye, you are really very sensitive to light and you have a lot of tearing,” said Christian.
“Thankfully, as when we get a sunburn, it doesn’t last forever. It is temporary. So we want to move forward and avoid the sun when we are feeling those symptoms.”
Sunglasses and big hats
Methods of protecting their eyes include sunglasses (the best with raparounds), wide-wide hats and sitting in the shade.
Christian said that people should look for sunglasses, with 100 percent UV protection or UV400 stickers, it is a way to verify that you are buying a quality product.
“Quality is important, but this does not mean that expensive designer sunglasses necessarily provide better UV protection than low -cost sunglasses,” he said.
Christian said that it is also important to protect your eyes to prevent long -term health issues.
He said, “Our eyes are in contact with UV radiation, the risk of developing conditions like cataract is equally high, which is the development of a cloud area in our eye lens,” she said.
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Dr. Lisa Christian, an associate clinical professor at the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science, speaks of better protect her eyes during summer and avoiding “eye sunburn”.
In contact with UV rays, Sunny and Cloud are present. 70 -year -old Henry Abna says that she never misses her children to wear sunglasses, but she preferred regular eye exams for the family.
“(Growing) In the 60s and 70s, we were not so concerned about protecting our eyes,” he said.
Now, however, he says, “I always wear a hat, so that I get a shadow.”
Damage can occur over time
Elison Scott Chairman of Canadian Association of Optometries, who is membership of more than 6,000 optometry, says that receiving a regular exam will help to flagify any initial problem with sun damage.
Scott said, “I will tell my patients that I want to see an issue in front of you.” “There are some things over time that we see for sun damage such as cataract or spotted degeneration that can occur if we grow up and how we see can affect it.”
He said that it is also important for children to wear sunglasses, even if “I know that some children do not like to wear them.”
Christians agree and say that children are unsafe for some different reasons.
“Children have big disciples in their eyes and therefore getting more light in the eye,” she said. “Children’s eyes are still developing, so the lens in their eye is more transparent than adults, which means that the lens in their eye does not effectively filter as UV radiation.”
Also, children spend more time out, especially in summer when they can play camps, playgrounds or games.
“This can cause a high cumulative risk throughout life if they are not wearing proper protection for their eyes,” he said.
“Excessive sun can accelerate damage in years … that’s why it is so important that we protect our eyes quickly because UV rays can add damage over time.”
