Friday, August 2, 2013

to protect children and adolescents

As a nation, we are becoming more and more healthy conscience happen every day, "an ounce of prevention" really is worth a pound of cure. "". However, many Americans still made any effort to protect their eyes from UV damage.
The United States of America Department of Ophthalmology Society emphasizes the need to protect the eyes from UV damage. The ultraviolet light can damage the surface and internal structure, such as the eye, lens and retina. Long-term exposure can lead to cataracts, macular degeneration, or around the eyelid skin cancer. We need to remember, sun damage to the eyes and not just during the summer. Single outing is very bright days, whenever and wherever possible can damage a year. Excessive exposure to ultraviolet light reflected off the snow or sand, pavement damage.
The American Optometric Association are some hints, to help prevent further injury of eye exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
Wear protective goggles, your eyes by UV exposure time, even in the rainy days, in the winter months.
See quality sunglasses, provide good protection. They should have UV-A and UV-B radiation and screened out 75% to 90% is not perfect.
Wearing black frame wide hat, to protect your eyes.
Don't forget to protect children and adolescents. They usually spend more time in the sun than adult.
Ultraviolet absorbing glasses, provides the most powerful protection. All kinds of glasses, including prescription and nonprescription glasses should absorb UV-A and UV-B ray. We all need to take responsibility, to prevent the health problems of the future, for ourselves and our children. You do, you will be very happy!


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