Tag: UV Radiation
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What is Corneal Sunburn and How Can We Prevent It?
Corneal sunburn or a ‘corneal flash burn’ is essentially sunburn on your eye. The clear layer covering the front of your eyes forms the cornea and this area can be damaged from over exposure to sunlight and UV radiation.When this happens, symptoms include pain as well as temporary loss of vision. To prevent cornea sunburn,…
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Be Savvy in the Sun: Everything You Need to Know about UV Protection this Summer
When it comes to the sun, we have to protect everything from our skin to our hair to our eyes. Whilst UV rays can be a threat to us all year round, summer is an even more critical time to take extra care when out and about. Be sun savvy this summer and protect the whole…
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Sunglasses for Babies & Children by Cébé
Cébé have recently launched a new range of Sunglasses featuring special Melanine lenses for superior protection for babies’ vulnerable eyes. Up until the age of 14, the eyes of babies and young children are still developing, and are extra-sensitive to intense light. UV radiation and blue light are the most dangerous of the sun’s rays,…
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Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 6: Ultraviolet Radiation
How exposed are you to Ultraviolet radiation? We all enjoy a good measure of sunlight to make us feel good, perhaps it’s a trip to the beach or the local pack with the kids to ensure our vitamin D levels are topped up thanks to exposure from natural sunlight. All the same, we are more…
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Public Ignorance to UV damage
We are becoming more conscious than ever of the damaging effects of the sun on our skin; excessive UV radiation can be life threatening, this is the leading cause of skin cancer, however a new survey has shown that only 7 per cent of the UK population are aware that Ultra Violet Rays can damage…