| Wearing sunglasses during summers protects | | | | you need to take a risk? Here is something which |
| your eyes from harmful Ultra Violet (UV) | | | | affects millions of people; it's the eyes that are |
| radiations, it's just like wearing a seatbelt to | | | | staring the computer screens for a long period of |
| protect from accidents. You always need to wear | | | | time! This is because normally people blink nearly |
| sunglasses which have ultraviolet protection when | | | | 10 times every minute, but when you sit before |
| going out in sun. These Ultra Violet radiations | | | | the computer, your blink rate goes to two or |
| cause long-term damages not only to your eye's | | | | three times per minute! So the best thing that |
| inner structures but also to the skin. Hence | | | | you can do for your eyes is to blink as frequent |
| wearing sunglasses will help to prevent problems | | | | as possible. You also need to change your focus |
| like macular degeneration and cataracts. A macular | | | | repeatedly. Try looking at something which is far |
| degeneration is a disease of the eye in which the | | | | in the room for a few seconds and then you can |
| macula, which is a structure within the eye that | | | | go back looking at the computer's screen. |
| helps you to see, slowly deteriorates causing | | | | If you feel if your eyes are dry and irritated |
| decreased vision or even blindness. Do you know | | | | when seeing computer, you can try using |
| that actually smoking puts your eyes at a greater | | | | something called 'artificial tears'. NEVER use |
| risk for developing macular degeneration? A | | | | products that eliminate redness from your eyes, |
| cataract is a condition of the eye where the eye's | | | | because this will contain a chemical which removes |
| lens becomes clouded and the vision is affected. | | | | redness for a short term but later makes your |
| You should care for your precious eyes by | | | | eyes look worst! It is always important to take |
| wearing a protective eye wear like goggles; | | | | special care of your eyes. If you have any |
| whenever you play games or when you are doing | | | | medical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis or |
| something in workshop classes or science | | | | diabetes; this will put your eyes in more risk of |
| laboratory when it deals with hazardous | | | | developing major eye problems which may result |
| substances. It would take a second for an object | | | | in blindness. Check with your family doctor at |
| to hit an exposed eye and cause very serious | | | | least once in six months, to confirm that your |
| damage. You should never go near fireworks that | | | | eyes are healthy. |
| could burst and damage your eyes. So why do | | | | |