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Young risk blindness by picking wrong sunglasses for style, say experts.
Thousands of youngsters are risking their sight by buying fashionable sunglasses that offer little or no protection from harmful UV rays, experts warned. Teenagers and young adults often choose sunglasses purely on the basis of price and style without considering safety, a survey for the College of Optometrists found.
The survey showed that 63 per cent of those questioned were more influenced by how sunglasses looked and how much they cost than by the protection they offered.
This rose to 80 per cent amongst respondents in the under-25 age group – with many keen to emulate the brands and style of glasses worn by celebrities in glossy magazines.
Worryingly , one in seven of the 1,500 surveyed did not wear sunglasses at all. Although all brands legally sold in British shops have to meet basic standards, there are plenty of fake copies of expensive and fashionable brands on the market that do not comply. And many buy cheap sunglasses on beach holidays abroad, where the same standards may not apply. Experts say wearing poorquality sunglasses could damage eyes and increase the risk of cataracts, which can cause sight loss in later life. People with light-coloured eyes are most at risk from sun damage if they fail to wear good-quality sunglasses to protect against ultraviolet rays. Experts say that although designerlabel shades – which can cost well over £100 – generally offer good lens quality, the cheaper sunglasses from high street chain stores provided eye protection that was just as good and, in some cases, better. Kirti Surve Parade They suggest a simple quality test before buying: hold the sunglasses at arm’s length and tilt them slightly. You should focus on an object in the distance, move them up and down and see if there is any distortion , especially at the lens edges. If the lenses are high-quality , there should be no movement. Dr Susan Blakeney, optometric adviser at the College of Optometrists, said: “It is particularly worrying that younger people have so little regard for their eyes when up to 80 per cent of exposure to UV over a person’s lifetime occurs before the age of 18. It’s therefore especially important to make sure that children wear sunglasses so that any long-term damage is minimised.”
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Almost more than half of the population wear sunglasses in summer and from that half one fourth wear it in winter.
While purchasing sunglasses do we think about the quality which we are going to take. Usually we check how it is looking at your face and the brand name that’s all. No conforming that the branded sunglasses you are purchasing is original or not.
There are so many companies who make duplicate sunglasses using brand name of others.
You should check and conform that whether you are purchasing right sunglasses or not so that your eyes can be protected from UV rays.