7 Important Things About Sunglasses and Eye Protection

1. Eye damage

There are several studies that have certified damage to the eye due to the sun. According to researchers long-term ultraviolet rays affect the macula or central vision area that allows maximum visual acuity and color vision. That is why specialists advise the use of filters, ie sunglasses. Furthermore, as explained by Ricardo Bernárdez Vilaboa, from the Department of Optics II of the Complutense University of Madrid, “other structures that may be deteriorated depending on the intensity and time of exposure of the radiation received are the cornea and lens.”