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Summer is here: how to protect your eyes from the sun?

Sight is, among our 5 senses , the one we use the most. But how do you protect your eyesight in summer with the intensity of the sun? Our eyes are fragile and need to be taken care of.

What are the risks of the sun for your eyes?

On the front of the eye is the cornea, it protects the eyes from UV from the sun .

sunglasses day

A few days after the start of summer, on June 27, in the United States and Canada, National Sunglasses Day is celebrated each year. This day was created by the...

Protect your eyes with polarized lenses

the polarizing lens is the ideal sun protection for the eyes, both in an urban context and in beach or mountain environments.

Sun and prevention

Ultraviolet radiation is the guarantee of our morale and the quality of our tan. The UV necessary in small doses, for our joy of living, our energy as much as for the synthesis of vitamin D , can become harmful to greater or lesser degrees: from simple sunburn in the eyes to the appearance of a cataract. The sunburn is fast. We have all experienced it when taking the path that leads us to the market on a summer Saturday, sitting on the terrace of a café or taking our children for a walk in the park. We didn't really expose ourselves, yet the sunburn was already on our bare shoulders, our neck, our legs and also on our eyes, which we often forget .

Sunglasses

Unlike infrared rays whose effects are immediate: heat, burns, etc. Those of ultraviolet rays are expressed late. Eyelid, retina, cornea, lens may suffer from prolonged exposure. In order to protect your vision , which is part of your five senses, we advise you all to wear sunglasses adapted to your activity : running, fishing, hiking, tanning …

There is the sky, the sun and my eyes.

Summer.

There is the sky, the sun and my eyes .

Lying on the sand, the sun in my eyes, slathered in total screen, I take advantage of the summer that is coming back.

Did I forget anything? Nope !