How can you protect your eyes from sunlight?

For most of us, the eyes are the most cherished of our senses. Yet we potentially expose them to danger simply by going outside. Over time, the sun’s rays can seriously damage the eyes and surrounding skin, sometimes leading to vision loss and conditions from cataracts and macular degeneration to eye and eyelid cancers. However, simple daily protective strategies will help keep our eyes and the sensitive skin around them healthy.
1. Wear protective eyewear any time your eyes are exposed to UV light, even on cloudy days and during winter months.
2. Look for quality sunglasses that offer good protection. Sunglasses should block out 99 to 100 percent of both UV-A and UB-B radiation and screen out 75 to 90 percent of visible light.
3. Check to make sure your sunglass lenses are perfectly matched in color and free of distortion and imperfection.
4. Purchase gray-colored lenses. They reduce light intensity without altering the color of objects, providing the most natural color vision.
5. Don’t forget protection for children and teenagers. They typically spend more time in the sun than adults.
Additionally, be sure to receive routine comprehensive eye exams. It’s a good way to monitor eye health, maintain good vision, and keep up to date on the latest in UV radiation protection.

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Use sunglasses!





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You should think of UV protection. Protection from ultraviolet rays is desirable year round such as sunglasses should be worn during daylight hours. Choose sunglasses that wrap all the way around the temples and/or wear a hat with a three-inch brim that can block the overhead sunlight. Wearing a hat with at least a 3” brim all around can block up to half of all UVB rays from your eyes and eyelids.13 Hats or tinted visors also help block UV from entering your eyes from above.


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These are the ways you can protect your eyes from sun damage!  
1. Start early. Researchers estimate we receive 80 percent of our lifetime exposure to UVR rays before age 18. Additionally, children's eyes transmit more UVA rays to the retina than adults', increasing their exposure and risk of later eye damage.
2. Wear sunglasses. Look for sunglasses that transmit no more than one percent UVB and one percent UVA. The lenses should be dark and large enough to completely cover the eye to prevent sunlight from seeping through the sides of the glasses.
3. Get added protection with contact lenses. If you wear contacts, you might already be protecting your eyes. Some contact lenses provide UV ray protection, although the protection levels may vary. Class one UV-blockers provide the greatest measure of protection.
4. Wear hats. A wide brimmed hat can shade your eyes from the sun.

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•Sun damage to eyes can occur anytime during the year, not just in the summertime, so be sure to wear UV-blocking sunglasses and broad-brimmed hats whenever you're outside.
•Don't be fooled by clouds: the sun's rays can pass through haze and thin clouds.
•Never look directly at the sun. Looking directly at the sun at any time, including during an eclipse, can lead to solar retinopathy, which is damage to the eye's retina from solar radiation.
•Don't forget the kids and older family members: everyone is at risk, including children and senior citizens. Protect their eyes with hats and sunglasses



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To protect my eyes from sunlight,
I always wear the sun glasses when I go out side.
I think it helps me a lot.
It also protect my eyes from dust too.

I will protect my eyes by wearing sun glasses and wearing a hat with at least a 3” brim all around can block up to half of all UVB rays from my eyes and eyelids.13 Hats or tinted visors also help block UV from entering my eyes from above.

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Wear sun glasses and hat.

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- use sunglasses.
- wear a hat.
- use umbrella.


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- Wearing sunglasses.
- Don't look to the sun directly.
- Avoiding to read in white paper when you are outside.
- Wearing hat and open an umbrella.

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- use sunglasses when you have to stay outside at day.
- don't face up to sunlight directly.
- don't look at white areas during the sunshine day because the reflected light can damage your eyes.
- use hat to cover your eyes from sunlight, especially when you have to look at something far away.

I think these are the best ways for me and I always do along these ways.



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I like to wear sunglasses for protect my eyes from dust and harmful UV rays when I have to ride a motorcycle. But next time I may be wear the glasses because I have a problem about my eyes. When I saw a laptop I often can't saw small text. I must to look along time. I want to protect my eyes by use the glasses. If I have money I will buy glasses.

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- Wear protective eyewear
You should wear protective eyewear any time your eyes are exposed to UV light, even on cloudy days and in winter months. If you wear UV protective contact lenses, you still need to wear a pair of sunglasses to protect the area of the eye that is not covered by the lens.
- Choose quality sunglasses
Look for sunglasses that offer good protection. Sunglasses should block out 99 to 100 percent of both UVA and UVB radiation and screen out 75 to 90 percent of visible light. Some of the higher-priced options with polycarbonate lenses claim to block 100 percent of the UV rays.


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-Check the UV protection level. UV protection (protection from ultraviolet rays) is desirable year round; also, sunglasses should be worn during daylight hours even when the weather is cloudy or hazy. Your sunglasses should provide more than 95 percent UV protection.

-Check the lens tint. Most people believe that darker sunglasses provide better protection, but that is not necessarily the case. The lens tint should block 80 percent of transmissible light (light that can be transmitted through the lens), but no more than about 90 percent of light, or it will be hard for you to see. Neutral gray, amber, brown, and green are good colors to choose from.

-Make sure your eyes are protected from all angles. Choose sunglasses that wrap all the way around the temples and/or wear a hat with a three-inch brim that can block the overhead sunlight.
Wear sunglasses over your contact lenses. People who wear contact lenses that offer UV protection should still wear sunglasses. Sunglasses help to prevent the drying effect most contact lens-wearers experience, which is caused by warm wind.

-Buy sunglasses for your children. Consider buying sunglasses with UV protection for your children, and remember that the eyes of small infants should always be shaded from direct exposure to the sun.

   

The best way to protect against this damage is to use a UV filter that stops most
of the harmful rays of the sun entering the eyes.Most prescription glasses now have
a built in UV filter, if you have a regular pair of glasses it may be worth asking your
optometrist to make sure that they include a UV filter.Sunglasses are also an excellent
way of protecting your eyes from the UV light.

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Don't take the sun lightly.

Ultraviolet A and Ultraviolet B light: Ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB), powerful, invisible rays with wavelengths shorter than visible light, are the most dangerous parts of sunlight. They can cause cataracts, eyelid cancers and other skin cancers,1,2 and are believed to play a part in macular degeneration, a major cause of vision loss for people over age 60.3 In addition, UV rays can prematurely wrinkle and age the skin around the eyes.

High-Energy Visible Light (HEV light)/Blue Light: HEV light – high-energy visible light in the violet/blue spectrum is a potential contributor to cataracts and other serious eye maladies.1,2 Blue light can damage the retina over time, leading to macular degeneration. The retina is the membrane where images are formed and transmitted to the brain. The macula, the region of sharpest vision located near the center of the retina, is the most likely area to be damaged.    

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Wearing a hat and sunglasses can help us to protect our eyes from sunlight.
Sun damage to eyes can occur anytime during the year, not just in the
summertime, so be sure to wear UV-blocking sunglasses and broad-brimmed
hats whenever you're outside. Don't be fooled by clouds: the sun's rays can
pass through haze and thin clouds. Never look directly at the sun. Looking
directly at the sun at any time, including during an eclipse, can lead to
solar retinopathy, which is damage to the eye's retina from solar radiation.

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There are five interesting for for protect your eyes for sunlight. I found it from a website. Let I suggest you the way.:
- Check the UV protection level. UV protection (protection from ultraviolet rays) is desirable year round; also, sunglasses should be worn during daylight hours even when the weather is cloudy or hazy. Your sunglasses should provide more than 95 percent UV protection.
- Check the lens tint. Most people believe that darker sunglasses provide better protection, but that is not necessarily the case. The lens tint should block 80 percent of transmissible light (light that can be transmitted through the lens), but no more than about 90 percent of light, or it will be hard for you to see. Neutral gray, amber, brown, and green are good colors to choose from.
- Make sure your eyes are protected from all angles. Choose sunglasses that wrap all the way around the temples and/or wear a hat with a three-inch brim that can block the overhead sunlight.
- Wear sunglasses over your contact lenses. People who wear contact lenses that offer UV protection should still wear sunglasses. Sunglasses help to prevent the drying effect most contact lens-wearers experience, which is caused by warm wind.
- Buy sunglasses for your children. Consider buying sunglasses with UV protection for your children, and remember that the eyes of small infants should always be shaded from direct exposure to the sun.

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The best way for me is wearing the sunglasses.
Another way is wearing the helmet; it also work.

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1. Sunglasses
UV rays from the sun can destroy your eyes. Most people shrug this off, but it's not to be taken lightly. I almost never wore sunglasses, and the sun did so much damage to my eyes I almost needed surgery. They caught it just in time, but I still may need eye surgery next year. It's vital that you wear good sunglasses with 100% UV protection, and with polarization. You can get a really good pair of sunglasses for under $40 and they're just as good as the expensive designer pair. Just make sure they offer 100% UV protection, and wear them! A recent studied in New York showed a random $25 pair of sunglasses had 100% and a $275 designer pair had only 88% UV Protection. Get your sunglasses tested!
2.Clean Your Eyes
Flush your eyes out once a month with saline solution. If you get any dust specks in there, flush them right away. Try not to touch your eyes throughout the day (your fingers are loaded with germs), and don't rub them. Never put anything except saline into your eye without first asking your doctor.

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