Summer is well and truly here with its long sunny days. Despite all its benefits, the sun can also have harmful effects, sun protection is required.
Just as we coat our face and body with sunscreen, it is essential to protect our eyes with sunglasses . For many activities, these are useful all year round but become an essential complement for the summer period.
The sunglasses chosen must meet several criteria:
- Protection
- Aesthetics
- Quality
- Good protection is essential. Large, covering glasses will protect your eyes and ocular appendages (eyelids, conjunctiva, corner of the eye, etc.) from damage from the rays, as will protective glasses adapted to your use and geographical location. In fact, solar radiation is more intense and harmful when the light is reflected on certain surfaces: water, sand, roads, snow mainly.
- The quality of the sun lenses is "vital", first of all your glasses must absolutely bear the CE logo on one of the arms. This certifies that the lenses meet the solar standard of European legislation as well as the protection category ranging from 0 to 4.
Good to know:
Attention !
Many cool-looking glasses are counterfeits and equipped with poorly made lenses. Customs regularly seize quantities of them and have done so for many years: On June 16, French customs got their hands on a batch of 12,000 "dangerous" sunglasses from China or counterfeit glasses seized by the gendarmerie ...
These glasses are dangerous, especially for the youngest. They are tinted, but the wearer then feels protected because he is less dazzled. This is when the pupil dilates (a normal and natural phenomenon of the eye) and leaves the door wide open to UV and harmful radiation.
This is why it is essential to obtain your solar equipment from an approved optician !