
Why You Need Contact Lens with UV Protection
Loving those sunny days? Here’s the problem: all that sunlight now could give you cataracts later in life. Short Term Effects Exposing your eyes to too much UV radiation for a short time just gives you a temporary “eye sunburn”, called photokeratitis. Your eyes redden, feel gritty, tear up, and are extremely sensitive to light. Photokeratitis is usually temporary and doesn’t leave any lasting damage. Long Term Effects But what about exposure to UV radiation for