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䘀漀爀 昀甀爀琀栀攀爀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀 琀栀攀 匀栀愀搀攀猀 䐀愀礀 䌀漀ⴀ伀爀搀椀渀愀琀漀爀ഀഀ on 07 3391 9191 or
1800 622 954 (regional callers) or download 琀栀攀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀爀戀昀⸀漀爀最⸀愀甀⼀猀栀愀搀攀猀搀愀礀爀攀最漀⸀瀀搀昀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开渀攀眀∀㸀ഀഀ Shades Day registration form and fax back to ഀഀ 07 3391 3406. ഀഀ ഀഀ 㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ 㰀栀㸀圀栀礀 匀甀渀最氀愀猀猀攀猀 䄀爀攀 䴀漀爀攀 吀栀愀渀 䨀甀猀琀 䘀愀猀栀椀漀渀㰀⼀栀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ ഀഀ 䴀漀猀琀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 欀渀漀眀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀愀渀最攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀甀渀 琀漀 漀甀爀 猀欀椀渀⸀ഀഀ But many do not understand the extent of damage that the sun can cause to the eyes.
ഀഀ As with skin damage, it is the Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, 眀栀椀挀栀 挀愀甀猀攀猀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀 愀爀攀 猀栀漀爀琀ⴀ氀椀瘀攀搀 戀甀琀 猀漀洀攀 漀琀栀攀爀猀 挀愀渀 戀攀 瀀攀爀洀愀渀攀渀琀⸀ഀഀ Short term problems from too much sun include:
ഀഀ • A ‘gritty’ feeling in the eyes
∀†䔀砀挀攀猀猀椀瘀攀 戀氀椀渀欀椀渀最 愀渀搀 眀愀琀攀爀椀渀最㰀䈀爀㸀ഀഀ • Difficulty looking at strong lights
∀†匀眀攀氀氀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀礀攀猀㰀䈀爀㸀ഀഀ
䴀漀爀攀 猀攀爀椀漀甀猀 氀漀渀最 琀攀爀洀 搀愀洀愀最攀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀猀㨀㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀刀㸀ഀഀ ∀†䌀愀琀愀爀愀挀琀猀㰀䈀爀㸀ഀഀ • Sunburn of the cornea (surface of the eye). This is sometimes called snow blindness
∀ठ䌀愀渀挀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀樀甀渀挀琀椀瘀愀 ⠀琀栀椀渀 洀攀洀戀爀愀渀攀 挀漀瘀攀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 攀礀攀⤀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ • Skin cancers on the eyelids
ഀഀ It is relatively easy to prevent sun damage to the eyes, 㰀戀㸀戀礀 眀攀愀爀椀渀最 愀 最漀漀搀 瀀愀椀爀 漀昀 猀甀渀最氀愀猀猀攀猀㰀⼀戀㸀 愀渀搀 愀 眀椀搀攀ⴀ戀爀椀洀洀攀搀 栀愀琀⸀ऀ㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀刀㸀ഀഀ 䰀攀瘀攀氀猀 漀昀 唀嘀 爀愀搀椀愀琀椀漀渀 愀爀攀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀氀礀 栀椀最栀 搀甀爀椀渀最 猀甀洀洀攀爀 洀漀渀琀栀猀Ⰰഀഀ between 10am and 3pm and at high altitudes (for example many ski resorts). 䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 搀愀洀愀最椀渀最 唀嘀 爀愀礀猀 㰀戀㸀愀爀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 愀琀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 栀椀最栀 氀攀瘀攀氀 椀渀 眀椀渀琀攀爀Ⰰ 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀氀礀 椀渀 ഀഀ Australia which has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the world. Therefore sunglasses 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 眀漀爀渀 愀氀氀 礀攀愀爀 爀漀甀渀搀⸀㰀⼀戀㸀ऀ㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀刀㸀ഀഀ 䤀渀 猀漀洀攀 猀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀 愀搀搀攀搀 搀漀猀攀 漀昀 唀嘀 椀猀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀搀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 最氀愀爀攀 ⴀ ഀഀ when light is reflected off a flat surface such as water, snow, sand, concrete, car bonnets etc. 㰀戀㸀䤀渀 琀栀攀猀攀ഀഀ situations it is particularly important to wear good quality polarised sunglasses.
ഀഀ Most sunglasses now come with an eye protection factor (EPF) calibrated up to 10. Sometimes 唀嘀 椀猀 挀愀氀挀甀氀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀愀最攀 昀漀爀洀Ⰰ 漀爀 猀椀洀瀀氀礀 氀愀戀攀氀氀攀搀 唀嘀㐀 ⸀ 䤀搀攀愀氀氀礀 猀甀渀最氀愀猀猀攀猀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 愀ഀഀ ‘wrap around’ style or block out sideways glare.
ഀഀ Children and young adults are just as vulnerable to sun-induced eye damage, 猀漀 琀栀攀 栀愀戀椀琀 漀昀 眀攀愀爀椀渀最 最漀漀搀 猀甀渀最氀愀猀猀攀猀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 猀琀愀爀琀 攀愀爀氀礀⸀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀刀㸀ഀഀ 吀栀攀 挀漀猀琀 漀昀 猀甀渀最氀愀猀猀攀猀 眀椀氀氀 瘀愀爀礀 戀甀琀 渀漀 洀愀琀琀攀爀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀Ⰰ 猀甀渀最氀愀猀猀攀猀 愀爀攀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀搀ഀഀ to meet a very strict Australian standard of UV protection. However, lens materials and quality 漀昀 氀攀渀猀 洀愀渀甀昀愀挀琀甀爀攀 ⠀漀瀀琀椀挀愀氀 挀甀爀瘀愀琀甀爀攀⤀ 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 漀昀 洀甀挀栀 氀攀猀猀攀爀 焀甀愀氀椀琀礀 椀渀 挀栀攀愀瀀攀爀 猀甀渀最氀愀猀猀攀猀ഀഀ along with a poor frame quality. More expensive sunglasses should incorporate full UV 瀀爀漀琀攀挀琀椀漀渀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 最椀瘀椀渀最 昀愀爀 最爀攀愀琀攀爀 挀氀愀爀椀琀礀 漀昀 瘀椀猀椀漀渀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 栀椀最栀 琀攀挀栀渀漀氀漀最礀 氀攀渀猀攀猀 ഀഀ and made from optical quality frame materials which are made to last.
ഀഀ Please consult with the trained experts in sunglasses at your 渀攀愀爀攀猀琀 䈀爀椀最栀琀 䔀礀攀猀 匀琀漀爀攀㰀⼀愀㸀ഀഀ for assistance to fill the specific requirements of your individual needs.
ഀഀ 㰀栀㸀吀栀攀 䤀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 倀漀氀愀爀椀猀愀琀椀漀渀㰀⼀栀㸀ഀഀ 㰀䈀㸀圀栀礀 搀漀 眀攀 渀攀攀搀 瀀漀氀愀爀椀猀攀搀 氀攀渀猀攀猀㼀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀刀㸀ഀഀ ∀†一漀渀ⴀ瀀漀氀愀爀椀猀攀搀 猀甀渀最氀愀猀猀攀猀 爀攀搀甀挀攀 琀栀攀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 瘀椀猀椀戀氀攀 氀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 搀漀 渀漀琀 爀攀搀甀挀攀 爀攀昀氀攀挀琀椀瘀攀 最氀愀爀攀⸀㰀䈀爀㸀ഀഀ • Glare is the reflected light waves from flat, smooth and shiny surfaces, 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 眀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 爀漀愀搀Ⰰ 猀渀漀眀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀 洀漀椀猀琀甀爀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 愀椀爀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 礀漀甀℀ 㰀䈀爀㸀ഀഀ • Reflective glare is 7 to 10 times brighter than ambient light.
∀†刀攀昀氀攀挀琀椀瘀攀 最氀愀爀攀 挀愀甀猀攀猀 渀漀琀 漀渀氀礀 瀀栀礀猀椀挀愀氀 搀椀猀挀漀洀昀漀爀琀 ⠀猀焀甀椀渀琀椀渀最⤀ ഀഀ but over time it can cause vision related problems.
㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀刀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ What do Polarised lenses do?
ഀഀ • Polarised lenses act as filters to block out reflective glare, 眀栀椀氀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 愀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 琀栀攀 爀攀洀愀椀渀椀渀最 猀瀀攀挀琀爀甀洀 漀昀 氀椀最栀琀 琀漀 爀攀愀挀栀 礀漀甀爀 攀礀攀猀⸀ 㰀䈀爀㸀ഀഀ • This means increased comfort when out in the sun, and greater depth perception 愀渀搀 琀爀甀攀爀 挀漀氀漀甀爀 挀漀渀琀爀愀猀琀⸀㰀䈀爀㸀ഀഀ 㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀刀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ