Health & Fitness
Protect Your Eyes!!
UV rays reflecting off water, sand and snow can cause serious eye irritation.
Cooper spent two hours outside on a boat without sunglasses — and consequently burned his corneas.
"I wake up in the middle of the night and it feels like my eyes are on fire... Anyway, it turns out I have sunburned my eyeballs," he said on his talk showAnderson Live. "I had no idea you could do this."
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The condition is called photokeratitis, commonly known as "snow blindness" among skiers, and can cause temporary vision loss. It occurs when UV light, typically when reflected off bright surfaces such as water, sand or snow, burns the cornea.
The effects of photokeratitis are temporary and typically subside after a couple of days of using numbing and antibiotic eye drops. However, like regular sunburn, burning your cornea causes cumulative damage — and increases your risk for developing cataracts and macular degeneration.
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To protect your eyes from the sun's rays (at any time of year), always wear sunglasses or ski goggles that block 100 percent of UV rays.
Contact the Shelby Macomb Vision Associates office for further information.
Office: 586.803.3152
Email: SMVA2020@gmail.com