With the approach of summer and the effects of the sun showing more and more, eye health and ways to protect from harmful sun rays have come to the fore again.
Kaşkaloğlu Eye Hospital Chief Physician Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilgehan Sezgin Asena stated that protection from ultraviolet rays is even more important in the summer months because the amount of ultraviolet rays reaching our world is 3 times more than in the winter months.
Asena, who drew attention to the fact that the negative effects of ultraviolet rays on our eyes and the damage it can cause to the eyelids over many years can lead to serious damage that can lead to cancer, emphasized that it is essential to use quality sunglasses to protect yourself from harmful sun rays.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilgehan Sezgin Asena, who stated that ultraviolet rays cause cancer formation in the skin covering the eyelids as well as in other parts of the body, said: “While a tumor that may occur in any part of the body can be removed more easily with an operation, this is more difficult in the eyelid skin. Therefore, any problem that may occur in the eyelid skin can lead to much more serious consequences.”
CHILDREN'S EYES ARE MORE SENSITIVE
Asena warned that even if we do not look directly at the sun, the rays reflected from objects are enough to damage our eye health, and explained that the eye lenses of children and babies are much more transparent and sensitive than those of adults.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilgehan Sezgin Asena emphasized that the most effective method of protecting our eyes from the harmful effects of sun rays is to use quality sunglasses, and noted that poor quality glasses sold on the street do more harm than good.
Asena reminded that when we wear low-quality sunglasses with colored lenses, our pupils dilate and more ultraviolet rays enter the eye, and said, “A good pair of sunglasses should reduce the light to a level that will not bother the eye, while also filtering harmful ultraviolet rays. The most important point when buying glasses is their protection against ultraviolet rays. While most good-quality sunglasses filter more than 95% of ultraviolet rays, this rate can be 99% or higher.”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilgehan Sezgin Asena, who warned children not to stay under the sun for too long, especially in the summer, added that children should definitely go out in the sun with a hat and quality sunglasses.
