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