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April 2024
It is common that in this holiday period, people go to the beaches to free themselves a bit from the stress . Usually when we leave, the focus of attention is on taking care of our skin from the sun, but sometimes we forget the importance of our eyes.
Thus, GetQoralHealth It gives you some alternatives to protect 100% your eyes. About, Roberto Tapia , licensed in optometry by the National University of Mexico (UNAM), says that between 10:00 and 16:00 hours is when the sun emits its maximum temperature, which favors the development of eye alterations such as conjunctivitis , macular degeneration , solar retinopathy , damage to the cornea and cataract, the main cause of blindness in the world.
In this sense, the expert in visual health indicated that it is impossible to feel or see Ultraviolet rays (RV) : "We estimate that 80% of exposure and absorption of UV rays occurs before age 18; children and young people are more susceptible to the effects of solar radiation; they are imperceptible. "
For its part, the World Health Organization (OMS), gives you the following recommendations so that your eyes do not get damaged:
According to WHO, if these basic rules are put into practice, the appearance of age-related diseases of vision could be delayed for up to 10 years and the incidence of cataracts would decrease by up to 50%.