-
Search our site
-
Read our Post
Choose a method to view our posts
› Newest posts › Featured posts › Most popular posts › Posts with most comments › Posts by specific companies
Post Categories
Post Archives
Upcoming Events
Sign Up!
Get news,
updates,
coupons &
promos!
Just type in your e-mail address below and hit "Sign-up!"Recent Comments
- Jill Blanco on Trivia Time! Answers to America’s Past Time
- Angie Bellamy on A taste of the Middle East: Mediterraneo of DeKalb
- maureen russell on September 23rd to 25th • Sycamore Film Festival
- NVM on August 2011 New Values Magazine arrives!
- Marcy A Bruhn on August 2011 New Values Magazine arrives!
Follow us online:
For our advertisers
Pages
Tag Archives: eyecare awareness observations month
May is Ultraviolet Awareness Month
If you’ve ever had a sunburn on your skin, you’ve experienced the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. What you might not be aware of is the damage that these rays can cause to your eyes, especially the fact that the damage caused is cumulative — you may not realize the damage until years later.
Extended exposure to UV rays has been linked to eye damage, including these conditions:
Cataracts: Lab studies have implicated UV radiation as a cause of cataracts. It has also been shown that certain types of cataracts are associated with a history of higher ocular exposure to UV — and especially UV-B — radiation.
Category : May 2011 Edition, Spex Expressions
Tags : eyecare awareness observations month, Spex Expressions patient eyecare education, Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Comments :Comments Off
Tags : eyecare awareness observations month, Spex Expressions patient eyecare education, Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Comments :Comments Off