The sun can damage more than just your skin. Harmful UV rays may lead to eye and vision problems including cataracts and cancer. This is why it’s so important to protect your eyes this summer.
“A lot of people, especially children and teenagers, don’t wear sunglasses,” says Dr. Jefferson Langford, an Optometrist at Intermountain Riverton Hospital.
Harmful exposure to the sun, even for just a few minutes a day, adds up over time. Unfortunately, a large amount of the UV damage to our eyes happens before we’re 18.
