Bad Habits that Could Harm Your Eyes

There are bad habits that can inadvertently harm your eyes. The eye doctors at Laser Eye Center™ have compiled a list of these habits, which include: 1.     Not Wearing Sunglasses Sunglasses are essential to protecting your eyes against the sun’s harmful UV rays. Excessive sun exposure may lead to a host of unpleasant conditions, including sunburn on the surface of the eye, cataracts, pterygium (growths on the eye), macular degeneration and more. What’s more — sun exposure may also cause premature signs of aging to crop up around your eyes. Solution: Select a pair of wraparound sunglasses that block 100 percent of UV rays and HEV (high-energy visible) rays. Wear…


Bad Habits that Could Harm Your Eyes

There are bad habits that can inadvertently harm your eyes. The eye doctors at Laser Eye Center™ have compiled a list of these habits, which include: 1.     Not Wearing Sunglasses Sunglasses are essential to protecting your eyes against the sun’s harmful UV rays. Excessive sun exposure may lead to a host of unpleasant conditions, including sunburn on the surface of the eye, cataracts, pterygium (growths on the eye), macular degeneration and more. What’s more — sun exposure may also cause premature signs of aging to crop up around your eyes. Solution: Select a pair of wraparound sunglasses that block 100 percent of UV rays and HEV (high-energy visible) rays. Wear…