Children should wear sunglasses from three - Telegraph
Extract:
"Children as young as three should wear sunglasses to protect their eyes, according to opticians.
Industry figures claim parents are putting their children's eyes at risk by ignoring the dangers of the sun's harmful rays.
Their comments follow new research which shows that, by the age of 18, children will have absorbed 80 per cent of their lifetime exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.
Children's eyes are more vulnerable to damage from the sun than adults' eyes because the cornea, lens and fluids are clearer, allowing more light to reach the retina.
Exposure to UV light increases the risk of cataracts (the clouding of the lens), pinguecula (the thickening of the white of the eye) and pterygium (a growth over the surface of the cornea)."
It would be best to read the whole article as there is quite a lot of detail.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007
Children should wear sunglasses because their eyes are more vulnerable to damage from the sun than adults' eyes are.
Posted by Willow at 10:04 pm
Labels: cataracts, children's health, pinguecula, pterygium, sunglasses, The Telegraph
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