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A Few Facts For You!
The leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 60 is macular eye disease. It is widely believed among scientists that over-exposure to the sun may result in skin cancer. It is widely accepted that cumulative sun exposure may contribute to macular eye disease. Skin and eyes are the only two organs exposed to damaging solar wavelengths.
Children are at high risk, and we'll educate and advise you for their best eye health for a lifetime.
Not All Sun Lenses Are Created Equally!
There are 4 types of Glare. The Most Debiltating glare of the four is blinding glare. At Optix Eye Care center we'll teach you how to stop glare and see your world with clear, crisp precision!
Did You Know...
- 6,000 auto accidents annually are directly attributed to glare!
- 42,000 auto accidents might be avoided by polarizing sun lenses!
Facts For Best Sun Sight!
Anti-Reflection (AR), polarizing sunglasses will be your most important eyewear when outdoors.
- Anti-Reflection (AR) is a lens treatment inherent on high-performance sun lenses.
- When light reflects of the sun lens surface, lens surface glare will increase by as much as 30%, reducing your best vision, dramatically.
- Anti-Reflection (AR) allows the light to pass through the sun lenses uninterrupted, instead of reflecting off the lens surfaces.
Solar damage to your eyes, like skin, is cumulative, damaging and often irreversible.
A Few Healthy Eye Tips For You!
Over-exposure to the sun will effectively "bleach" the photoreceptors on the retina in the back of your eyes and delay night adaptation by hours.
We've got you covered at Optix Eye Care!
Wear a hat during long exposure outdoors - A hat reduces UV and HEV skin-damaging wavelengths by approximately 350%!
Wear only sun lenses with 100% UVA, UVB and HEV wavelength filtering protection! Many over-the-counter, mass merchandised styles only partially filter UV and are made from acrylic which is not optically precision-ground. That's one reason why they're cheaper. Because lenses are dark doesn't mean they are protective and safe for your eyes and eye health!
Wear only sun lenses that filter blue wavelengths of sunlight - Blue level UV is considered to be the most harmful and damaging rays impacting the retina and delicate internal structures of your eyes.
Wear polarized sun lenses to significantly reduce glare. Only laboratory processed lenses reduce glare by 99%. You'll see clearer and crisper with AR sun lenses from Optix Eye Care.
Part of our care plan for you includes education and knowledge to help you make smart decisions with good choices for a lifetime of healthy vision and best sight correction.
From our family to yours, we wish you a lifetime of healthy vision!
Your Team in Healthy Eyes!
Dr. Kim Walters and Associates