| You may be the type of person who never | | | | cancer, that may require surgery or worse |
| leaves the house without your sunglasses | | | | yet, be irreversible. And if your eyes are |
| during the warmer months. Not only are they | | | | normally sensitive to bright light and the |
| great protection from the sun's glaring rays, | | | | sun's rays anyway, you may be headed for even |
| but they're also quite the accessory these | | | | more trouble if you don't wear sunglasses. |
| days as well. And if you're like a lot of | | | | |
| people, you probably own more than one pair | | | | You know how bright the sun can be when it |
| and scout the sunglass display in the local | | | | reflects off the snow and hits your eyes - it |
| markets every time you walk by. Well, good | | | | hurts, right? Add in the ultraviolet element |
| for you for taking care of your eyes! But did | | | | and there you have it. But by simply putting |
| you know that sunglasses are just important | | | | on a pair of sunglasses, you can not only |
| in the winter as they are during the rest of | | | | avoid the discomfort of the sun's bright and |
| the year? It's true, and here's why. | | | | harmful UV rays reflected on your eyes, but |
| | | | you'll also be preventing the possible onset |
| Sunglasses actually play a big role in good | | | | of eye distress such as disease as well. So |
| eye health. The UV rays from the sun are very | | | | you see, sunglasses work double-duty (or even |
| strong - all year round - even though they | | | | triple-duty if they compliment your |
| don't always feel that way on our faces and | | | | appearance - wink, wink). |
| bodies, especially fingers and toes during | | | | |
| the chilling winter months. But nevertheless, | | | | And don't forget the kids. Even though |
| they are and we need to protect ourselves - | | | | children look adorable and make us smile when |
| eyes included - from their harmful affects. | | | | they put on a pair of cute, child-sized |
| | | | sunglasses, their eyes actually need |
| It's actually very serious business, more | | | | protection the same as everyone else's. So |
| serious than most people realize. Over time, | | | | don't hesitate to pick them up a pair the |
| UV rays can in fact, lead to diseases of the | | | | next time you're passing by the kiddie styles |
| eye like cataracts (opaquacity in the | | | | and you hear those three little words - "I |
| membrane covering the pupil causing a | | | | want that!" because you'll actually be doing |
| decrease in vision), macular degeneration | | | | a good thing in consideration of their eye |
| (discoloration of the cornea), or even | | | | health. |