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The most important benefit of wearing sunglasses is that they protect your eyes from ultraviolet (UV) light. UV light can have harmful effects on the eyelid, cornea, lens and retina.
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Why Use Sunglasses? <p>Optometrist discusses why adults and kids should use sunglasses.</p>

Optometrist discusses why adults and kids should use sunglasses.
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True/False - Quiz: Do You Understand Glaucoma?

Quiz: Do You Understand Glaucoma?

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Glaucoma damages your optic nerve fibers over time.

Explanation:

Glaucoma is an eye disease caused by a buildup of intraocular pressure (IOP). Your eyes have clear liquid that flows in and out, but if you have glaucoma, this liquid doesn’t drain properly, causing this buildup of IOP pressure. As glaucoma progresses, it damages more and more of your optic nerve fibers, leading to vision loss.

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With primary open-angle glaucoma, the fluid can still effectively flow back out of your eye.

Explanation:

With primary open-angle glaucoma, the fluid can’t effectively flow back out of your eye. In many cases, people don’t even know that they have glaucoma until they experience vision loss.

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Angle-closure glaucoma occurs when the iris of the eye closes off the drainage angle completely.

Explanation:

Angle-closure glaucoma occurs when the iris of the eye closes off the drainage angle completely, causing an increase in IOP pressure and damage to the optic nerve.

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Ocular hypertension is a result of high ocular pressure.

Explanation:

If you have a condition known as ocular hypertension, which is a result of high ocular pressure, your risk of developing glaucoma increases.

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Drops are the second line of treatment of glaucoma.

Explanation:

Glaucoma treatment is centered around lowering your IOP in order to prevent further vision loss. Drops are the first line of treatment of glaucoma.

Why Use Sunglasses?

The purpose of sunglasses is to protect the purpose of sunglasses is to protect your eyes from ultraviolet so whether they be prescription sunglasses or non prescription sunglasses, we know that ultraviolet is a precursor to macular degeneration and also can lead to cataract development.

Because of this sunglasses are important for everybody including children and probably especially children. Most lenses these days are made with plastics so to absorb the ultraviolet there's a coating on the lens.