Is wearing sunglasses unhealthy for your eyes? if you wear them all day everyday!
Question:
Is wearing sunglasses unhealthy for your eyes? if you wear them all day everyday?
you wear them all day everyday, indoors and outdoors, exept at home. all year long in the summer, winter, spring and fall. is it unhealthy for your eyes? if it is unhealthy, what about for people who wear corrective lens like glasses or contacts, would it worsten their eyes?
Answers:
UV protection is very important for your eyes and it can help prevent the early onset of cataracts and eye growths such as pingueculae or pterygia. Even though wearing sunglasses dilates your pupils as long as your sunglasses are 100% UV protected there is no harm to your eyes. Wearing your sunglasses indoors won't really harm you... but it is unnecessary. Doesn't matter if the person needs correction or not... everyone equally would benefit from wearing sunglasses with 100% UV protection. The only downside I can think of is if you wore sunglasses all day even inside would be photosensitivity when you take off the sunglasses. Your eyes wouldn't be used to light and you would probably tear up. Anyways hope that helps :)