5 Reasons to Wear Sunglasses

Protect your eyes from harmful UV Rays

1. Reduce your risk of Cataracts and Glaucoma.

Prolonged and long term exposure to the sun's UV rays can contribute to Cataracts. UV exposure may also worsen symptoms of Glaucoma, another serious eye condition that can result in blindness. Sunglasses with complete UV Protection can help reduce your risk of Cataracts or complications from Glaucoma.

2. Protect the skin around your eyes from Skin Cancer.

The skin around your eyes, including your eyelids is very sensitive to sunlight. And nearly 10% of skin cancers are found near the eyes. Wearing UV Protective wrap-around sunglasses with large lenses can not only protect tour eyes, but they'll protect your skin too.

3. Protect your eyes from the elements.

If you're an out-doors person then you know that the elements can damage your eyes if you're not careful. Snow reflects 80% of UV rays from the sun and can cause a condition know as Snow Blindness where glare from the sin actually burns your cornea.

Sand getting in your eyes can be very painful and dangerous. Tiny grains of sand can actually scratch your eye and cause damage. Sunglasses that fully cover your eyes are a great way to keep sand out.

Spending a lot of time in windy, dusty areas can irritate and damage your eyes. Again, the bet way to protect yourself is by wearing sunglasses that keep your eyes safe from the elements.

4. See and enjoy the outdoors more.

The health of your eyes is important, but let's be real, you're outdoors because you enjoy it so why note make sure you can truly see nature in all it's glory. Polarized sunglasses help you see things sharper and with less glare, this helps improve colors and contrast too. If you're a fisher, polarized sunglasses are a must! They cut the glare on the surface of the water allowing you to see through into the water so much better than without.

5. Be a safer driver.

Sunglasses, specifically polarized sunglasses, reduce the glare on the surface of objects. This can help to improve your vision and help you to drive safer. If you've ever seen the difference between a polarized lens verses not, you know the immense help that polarization gives. In some situations glare can be so bad from other cars or even from the road after a rainstorm that it feels blinding. Polarized sunglasses can help reduce that stressful situation by cutting the glare and allowing you to properly see the road and your surroundings.