How To Pick Good Sunglasses

Sunglasses are an essential tool in safeguarding the health of your eyes and the surrounding tissue. Here's what you need to know about what sunglasses can do for you (apart from style) and how to choose them.

W. Lee Ball Jr., OD, an optometrist at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center says “Sunglasses play a vital role in shielding the fragile tissue around the eye”.

Here are some tips which can help you to pick good sunglasses

·   Look for Complete UVA/UVB Protection

·   Choose the Right Hue

·   Opt for Polarized Lenses If You Spend a Lot of Time on Water

·   Consider the Quality of the Lenses

·   Bigger is Better

·   Fit Matters

To know more you can read the original article by By Shelley Levitt WebMD Feature, Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD on WebMD

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