Dangers of Ultraviolet Radiation to Your Eyes To protect your eyes from harmful solar radiation, sunglasses should block 100 percent of UV rays and also absorb most HEV rays. Frames with a close-fitting wraparound style provide the best protection because they limit how much stray sunlight reaches your eyes from above and beyond the periphery of your sunglass lenses. While many people refer to ultraviolet radiation as UV light, the term technically is incorrect because you cannot see UV […]

Ultraviolet radiation is present in sunlight. The Sun Rays can cause serious damage to your eyes, so it’s important to protect them. UV rays can damage your skin, but also harm for your eyes. The Sunglasses should block 100 percent of Ultraviolet Rays and also absorb most HEV rays. Frames with a close-fitting wraparound style provide the best protech because they limit how much stray sunlight reaches your eyes from above and beyond the periphery […]

By now, we all know how important it is to protect our skin from sun damage, but how often do we consider our eyes? In a study this year, the Vision Council of America found that 40 percent of U.S. adults don’t wear sunglasses at all, and 44.7 percent of women don’t look for health- or safety-related information when purchasing sunglasses. Alarming stats, given that long-term sun exposure of the eyes can lead to photokeratitis, […]