Posted on September 13, 2007 in Latest News
Researchers are requesting to protect their children’s eyes from the summer sun or risk permanent damage by the UV rays. Eyes are windows to a persons soul and they should be properly taken care off.
A little known fact is that our eyes are ten times more sensitive to UV light than our skin; and furthermore children’s eyes can be as much as 70 per cent more susceptible to eye damage than adults as their pupils are bigger and lenses are clearer. So it is very essential that parents be more careful about their child’s eyes.
According to the World Health Organization, 80 per cent of a lifetime’s UV is absorbed into the eye before the age of eighteen, due to more sensitivity and factors such as playing outdoors.
According to researchers, cumulative exposure to UV is a major cause of macular degeneration and cataracts, which will greatly affect the next generation when they are older if their eyes are not protected early on.
If proper steps are not taken to protect our children’s eyes, repeated exposure can and will result in them suffering sight threatening conditions such as cataracts and macular degeneration later in life.
So, as a preventive measure parents and children are advised to wear good quality sunglasses and a peaked hat when spending any time outdoors.
It’s very essential for parents to safeguard their children’s eyes when they are playing on the beach or by water where there is a lot of reflected light.
Safeguard your little one’s eyes. Be safe rather than sorry.
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