Do you protect your eyes when you are outside?
By OceanZealot
@OceanZealot (484)
United States
March 24, 2009 1:24pm CST
How many of you forget to wear your sunglasses when you go outside? Since I have very light colored eyes, the sun has always played tricks with my eyes. I have owned every kind of sunglasses: cheap, expensive, plastic, glass, polarized, etc.
I rarely found myself squinting outdoors; unless, I forget my sunglasses! If I did forget my glasses (which happened A LOT)I would buy another pair at the next place we were went.
Now that I am older, a mere 31 years young, I find that many of my friends have excessive amounts of wrinkles for their age....and guess what? I don't! I'm happy and sad in the same aspect. If only most of them protected their eyes when they went outside.
How do you feel about this? Do you regret that you didn't wear your glasses more often? Or are you now going to wear your glasses more often?
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7 responses
@feifeiloving (40)
• China
25 Mar 09
I pay attention to my eyes when I am outside! I love my eyes , becasue I think on my face ,the most beautiful place is my eyes. So I will protect them everytime I go out. The eyes are very fragile ,the sunshine and the dirt can cause a lot of damages.So when I gou out ,I will wear my sunglasses, and when I get home .I will use the eye drops .I try my best to protect my eyes ~~!
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@OceanZealot (484)
• United States
25 Mar 09
Keep on protecting those eyes! I know it sounds funny but the older I get, the more I wish that I had taken care of my body. It is true...you only have one body. You know that they say that the eyes are the gateway to the soul! So you must be a beautiful person in and out if your eyes are you best asset.
Thanks for the response.
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@Canellita (12029)
• United States
28 Mar 09
I have multiple pairs of sunglasses so I don't have to worry if I can't find one. I usually have a spare pair in the door of my car just in case. I hate squiting from the sun and it give you headaches. I especially hate the temporary blindness that comes from encountering a really strong glare from a white car or something else reflecting the sunlight.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
30 Mar 09
LOL, I don't worry about wrinkles but my vision is extremely important to me. I would OD on carrots if it insured I would keep my eyesight as it is!
@OceanZealot (484)
• United States
30 Mar 09
Multiple pairs of glasses are the best thing to have. Even if they are the cheap ones. That temporary blindness that you feel can cause damage to the rods and cones in your eyes. Plus the squinting can lead to wrinkles. I hadn't thought about keeping one in my car door. I'm going to have to start doing that.
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@OceanZealot (484)
• United States
25 Mar 09
That's exactly the reason that I have so many shades now. No matter what the next stop is, I try and run in for a brief second and try and get a pair of ANY shades. The great thing about having so many sunglasses is that now when friends forget theirs, I always have an extra pair.
Thanks for the response.
@superrrcreep (214)
• United States
25 Mar 09
I cant wear sunglasses really because im nearly blind so i have to wear glasses all the time. but to protect my eyes, i make sure i use a thick eye cream with spf to protect from the suns damage. i also avoid squinting when possible because thats just terrible for your eyes.
@OceanZealot (484)
• United States
25 Mar 09
I have tried many types of spf eye cream. Which one have you found works best for you?
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
24 Mar 09
I used not to think it was a big problem not wearing sun glasses under the sun and I like to play in the water under the sun a lot. After 1-2 years doing that, I found I started to have problems seeing things so I asked the doctor and he told me I need sunglasses if I always do that under the sun otherwise, my eyes will get not functioning well quicker. Since, then I put on sun glasses when I go to somewhere that has bright sunshine.
@OceanZealot (484)
• United States
25 Mar 09
I too had some vision problems when I was kid. But after going to an eye doctor, the problem was alleviated with wearing sunglasses everywhere I went. He warned me about the benefits of wearing my sunglasses and the negatives. I think I was more freaked what would happen if I didn't wear shades: retinal damage, wrinkles, lens damage, ocular impairment, partial blindness, decrease in vision, and complete blindness.
Thanks for the response and keep on wearing those shades.
@xhaylea (361)
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31 Mar 09
It all depends on the weather at the time really, if its a really warm day and the suns in your eyes, i put my sunglasses on. As much as sun is good for you (vitamin D) it can ruin your eyes if you look directly at it or if you are in it for too long without protection.
@OceanZealot (484)
• United States
2 Apr 09
Absolutely! Looking directly into the sun can damage not only your cornea but your optical lens and retina too. Although you can get Vitamin D from sun exposure.....your eyes are not the part of your body that should get that exposure. Your eyes will not help your body produce the vitamins and proteins that your body would normally get from the sun. So make sure that you protect your eyes. We only get two when we are born and getting new eyes are not the easiest thing for you to do. So protect your eyes when you can!
Happy myLotting! And thanks for the discussion post.
@ScarletAlston (2693)
• United States
15 Apr 09
I just started really wearing shades last summer because everytime I buy a pair that works for my look, my boyfriend will take them and use them..a day later, they are lost somewhere..so maybe this year, I'll get some girlier ones and see what happens..
