BLUE & Violet LIGHT EXPOSED
Sunlight Surprisingly, not all studies confirm that ultraviolet light is a risk factor for macular degeneration. However, blue light has been shown to cause damage to our retinas and is one of the causes of macular degeneration.
Wearing sunglasses may be one of the best and easiest ways to protect your eyes. Protect your eyes from above and the sides by wearing wraparound sunglasses.
Sunglasses and Macular Degeneration Sunglasses and macular degeneration - no big surprise here. Unprotected sun exposure produces free radicals, as does pesticides, car exhaust, cigarette smoke and household cleaners. The right sunglasses can not only protect our eyes, they can also enhance contrast and visibility. Remember, the health of your eye is also an indicator of the health of the rest of your body. One of the largest contributors to aging is the process of oxidation.
Sunglasses as it relates to macular degeneration are especially relevant because the retinal cells and the eye lenses are very vulnerable to the damages of oxidization since they are exposed to ultraviolet light. Sunglasses should block all UVA, UVB, and UVC rays. Your glasses should be labeled 100% UV protection. Look for polarized lenses to reduce glare.
However, the study also found that those who had the highest summer sun exposure in their teens and 30's but used hats and sunglasses at least half the time had a decreased risk of developing soft drusen and retinal pigment epithelial depigmentation. Consistent with results from the baseline and 5-year follow-up examinations, significant associations were found between extended exposure to the summer sun and the 10-year incidence of early ARM and increased retinal pigment.
That is why it is so important to protect our eyes with sunglasses that provide 100% UV-A and UV-B protection.
The darker the sunglasses do not necessarily mean that they are better, nor does the fact that some sunglasses are more expensive than others. Blue Blocker Sunglasses Blue light is especially damaging to the retina. Blue light waves are wavelengths from 400-500 nanometers and are the waves that give the sky its blue colour. Sunglasses that offer protection from blue light, like the fit over sunglasses you find in our branches at Yamout Optical Center Eyes sunglasses are beneficial in several ways. Glasses that are tinted orange or amber block blue light. Other coloured tinted lenses let part of the blue spectrum through. There's growing medical evidence that blue light exposure may cause permanent eye damage contribute to the destruction of the cells in the center of the retina and play a role in causing age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to vision loss. Melanin is the substance in the skin, hair, and eyes that absorbs harmful UV and blue light rays. It's the body's natural sunscreen protection. Higher amounts of melanin afford greater protection, but as we age,
we lose melanin, so that by age 65 half of the protection is gone making us more susceptible to eye disease such as macular degeneration. The retina is a very thin, multi-layered tissue covering the inner eyeball. The retina can be harmed by high-energy visible radiation of blue/violet light that penetrates the macular pigment found in the eye.
A low macular pigment density may represent a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration by permitting greater blue light damage to the retina.
A Harvard medical study states that "High Energy Visible (HEV) blue light has been identified for years as the most dangerous light for the retina. After chronic exposure, one can expect to see long range growth in the number of macular degenerations, glaucoma, and retinal degenerative diseases".
And a paper published by the American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF) reports that "the blue rays of the spectrum seem to accelerate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) more than any other rays in the spectrum". Who needs protection from blue light exposure? We all do. Everyone needs to take precautions against the effects of blue light. Whether we work in an office or play in the sun spend hours staring at a computer screen or texting on our cell phones, we are all being exposed to blue light.
Wearing sunglasses may be one of the best and easiest ways to protect your eyes. Protect your eyes from above and the sides by wearing wraparound sunglasses.
Sunglasses and Macular Degeneration Sunglasses and macular degeneration - no big surprise here. Unprotected sun exposure produces free radicals, as does pesticides, car exhaust, cigarette smoke and household cleaners. The right sunglasses can not only protect our eyes, they can also enhance contrast and visibility. Remember, the health of your eye is also an indicator of the health of the rest of your body. One of the largest contributors to aging is the process of oxidation.
Sunglasses as it relates to macular degeneration are especially relevant because the retinal cells and the eye lenses are very vulnerable to the damages of oxidization since they are exposed to ultraviolet light. Sunglasses should block all UVA, UVB, and UVC rays. Your glasses should be labeled 100% UV protection. Look for polarized lenses to reduce glare.
However, the study also found that those who had the highest summer sun exposure in their teens and 30's but used hats and sunglasses at least half the time had a decreased risk of developing soft drusen and retinal pigment epithelial depigmentation. Consistent with results from the baseline and 5-year follow-up examinations, significant associations were found between extended exposure to the summer sun and the 10-year incidence of early ARM and increased retinal pigment.
That is why it is so important to protect our eyes with sunglasses that provide 100% UV-A and UV-B protection.
The darker the sunglasses do not necessarily mean that they are better, nor does the fact that some sunglasses are more expensive than others. Blue Blocker Sunglasses Blue light is especially damaging to the retina. Blue light waves are wavelengths from 400-500 nanometers and are the waves that give the sky its blue colour. Sunglasses that offer protection from blue light, like the fit over sunglasses you find in our branches at Yamout Optical Center Eyes sunglasses are beneficial in several ways. Glasses that are tinted orange or amber block blue light. Other coloured tinted lenses let part of the blue spectrum through. There's growing medical evidence that blue light exposure may cause permanent eye damage contribute to the destruction of the cells in the center of the retina and play a role in causing age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to vision loss. Melanin is the substance in the skin, hair, and eyes that absorbs harmful UV and blue light rays. It's the body's natural sunscreen protection. Higher amounts of melanin afford greater protection, but as we age,
we lose melanin, so that by age 65 half of the protection is gone making us more susceptible to eye disease such as macular degeneration. The retina is a very thin, multi-layered tissue covering the inner eyeball. The retina can be harmed by high-energy visible radiation of blue/violet light that penetrates the macular pigment found in the eye.
A low macular pigment density may represent a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration by permitting greater blue light damage to the retina.
A Harvard medical study states that "High Energy Visible (HEV) blue light has been identified for years as the most dangerous light for the retina. After chronic exposure, one can expect to see long range growth in the number of macular degenerations, glaucoma, and retinal degenerative diseases".
And a paper published by the American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF) reports that "the blue rays of the spectrum seem to accelerate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) more than any other rays in the spectrum". Who needs protection from blue light exposure? We all do. Everyone needs to take precautions against the effects of blue light. Whether we work in an office or play in the sun spend hours staring at a computer screen or texting on our cell phones, we are all being exposed to blue light.
