Headlines

Kids’ Exposure to UV Rays Getting Increased Industry Attention

Published

9 years ago

July 14, 2014

Wall Street Journal reports that may parents remain unaware of the dangers.

Noting that the average child takes in about three times the annual UV exposure of the average adult, the Wall Street Journal takes a look at increasing attention to UV exposure among eyecare professionals. “Everyone buys in to what happens to your skin when it comes to sun damage, but many parents are really surprised to learn about the cumulative UV damage to the eyes,” says Dawn Hartman, an optometrist at Columbus Ophthalmology Associates in Ohio. “It can definitely be hard to put sunglasses on a baby or get toddlers and preschoolers to put them on,” says Anne Sumers, an ophthalmologist in Ridgewood NJ, and clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. But, she says, there are better glasses available nowadays for younger children with straps that keep them on, and help protect their eyes from irritants like sand and wind.

Crizal® Sapphire™ HR: Invisible Shield of Protection

Your patients’ main concerns of anti-glare, scratch resistance, and easiness to clean are covered. Crizal Sapphire HR, the latest and most advanced product in the Crizal No-Glare range, is now widely available across lab networks and through all major managed vision care providers. Crizal Sapphire HR is available with Essilor’s advanced lens designs such as Varilux® progressive lenses and Eyezen® enhanced single vision lenses. Click here to learn more. *External laboratory tests and internal technical tests – 2020. Compared to the competitor most known lens-brands by consumers (2019 external brand tracking in 11 countries). The word ’overall’ refers to anti-reflective coatings important criteria, ranked through an external quantitative consumer study – 2019.