19/12/2025
🌞 Protect Your Child’s Eyes from UV Damage!
Children’s eyes are naturally more susceptible to UV exposure because their eyes allow more light to enter. They also spend more time outdoors than adults, often without proper sun protection. UV damage to the eyes is cumulative and mostly irreversible, which is why it’s so important to protect young eyes early.
According to ZEISS Vision Care:
• UV exposure can cause serious eye conditions such as cataracts later in life.
• Eyes can be affected by UV radiation even on cloudy days, and exposure is often highest in the early morning and late afternoon, not just at midday.
💡 Tips to Protect Your Child’s Eyes:
• Always wear sunglasses with 99–100% UVA and UVB protection.
• Choose glasses that wrap around the face to block UV rays from the sides, can’t break easily, and don’t have sharp edges.
• Use a wide-brimmed hat or cap to protect from sunlight entering the top of the glasses.
• Make sure the lenses bear the CE mark and the UV-400 label
• If your child wears prescription glasses, UV-blocking lenses or prescription sunglasses are a must.
👀 Protecting your child’s eyes now helps preserve their vision for life!
Source: https://www.zeiss.co.za/.../more-than-just-cool-sun...
