Eye Protection in Summer

In this hot summer, you may have done a lot to protect yourself from the harmful UV. You must have paid special attention to your skin, especially for those girls who are always running after the latest fashion. However, even if you have tried your best to nurse skin, the eye skin still cannot escape the injuries of ultraviolet rays. UV is the main culprit in the aging eye skin. A study has shown that ultraviolet radiation will lead to keratitis, cataracts, retinal damage and other eye diseases, so eye injury caused by UV cannot be ignored. What we should do is to pay much attention to eyes protection.

You should note not to look directly to the sunlight at the hot sunny weather. Eyes are very fragile, so that the short-term exposure to direct sunlight will result in an immediate shadow, but the long-term exposure to sunlight will lead to pain, tears, swelling and blurred vision and so on; as a result, your eyes retina is likely to be damaged.

Ultraviolet rays have been referred to as the "target organ" of eyes by ophthalmologists. As we all know, the wavelength of UVA in ultraviolet is the longest, which can directly penetrate into the dermis skin layer and is thought to be the main killer of skin aging. It is strong in penetration, even through the thick layer of glass, not to mention the thin lenses of glasses. Moreover, sunglasses are able to surround your eyes as well as the diving glasses. After the ground reflectivity, ultraviolet will shine the eye skin indirectly. Therefore, the sunscreen of eyes is essential. Of course, a pair of good quality sunglasses is a very good helper. 

It is believed that eye are the most sensitive parts to the UV rays; they can absorb a broad range of wavelengths of the ultraviolet rays, among which, the 280-nm wavelength of UV does the greatest injury to the cornea, it is likely to cause conjunctivitis UV gland; while the 290-400-nm wavelength of UV can cause big damages to the lens, which is the pathogenic factor of cataract. Some studies have shown that if people directly expose to the sunlight for one more hour every day, the risk of cataracts will rise by 10%.

Eye protection is closely related to the unique structure of eye skins. Eye skin can be said to be the most vulnerable part of aging, because the skin around the eyes is the thinnest, the most vulnerable place, only about 1 / 2 of facial skin thickness. Due to the lack of sweat glands and sebaceous gland secretion, it is easy to lose moisture, hydration and protection. Together with our high frequency of eye movement (blink about 10,000 times a day), people are more likely to form fine lines around eyes.

Therefore, eye skin needs more care than the facial skin. But you should note that maintenance cannot be limited to the prevention and repair of black eye socket, pouch, fine lines and wrinkles. If you are only applying light eye screen on eyes without doing any proper eye protection, then your sunscreen and maintenance can only be counted as by half. At this time, a good pair of sunglasses is of great necessity.