Sunglasses are eyewear designed to help protect the eyes from excessive sunlight. Eyes are extremely light-sensitive and can be easily damaged by overexposure to radiation in the visible and nonvisible spectra. Bright sunlight can be merely a distracting annoyance, but extended exposure can cause soreness, headaches, or even permanent damage to the lens, retina, and cornea. Short-term effects of sun overexposure include a temporary reduction in vision, known as snow blindness or welders’ flash. Long-term effects include cataracts and loss of night vision. In both cases, the damage is caused by ultraviolet (UV) light, which literally burns the surface of the cornea.
Find the right sunglasses for your lifestyle under your budget. Eyeconic Opticals has a wide range of protective fashion sunglasses and we offer prescription lenses for your sunglasses too, so you will never be out of style.