By Kym Ong
MDS Treasurer
Here are some of the takeaways from the talk we had on Saturday at HortPark regarding sunglasses.
1) It was shared by adviser Au Eong Kah Guan that 100 per cent of ALL Singaporeans will develop cataract when they grow older. It's just whether they need surgery or not. Shocking statistic isn't it? 100 per cent.
So, what are the preventive measures?
SUN SHADES!!!!
Always always wear your shades. It prevents UV rays from damaging our eyes. Just think of it as sun block for your eyes.
2) Make sure that your designer sun shades protect you against both UVA and UVB rays. If you pick up something from the Pasar Malam and it costs $10, chances are, it will harm you instead.
3) Clouds in the sky AMPLIFY the UVA and UVB rays. So, if you are thinking you can skip the shades just cos its cloudy, you are so so wrong. In fact, you should pop them on faster than ever.
4) If you have done Lasik before or for whatever reason, now see halos at night when you are driving, then you can wear yellow shades which removes the halos.
5) Some doctors say that Transitions lenses are not good for your eyes. If you are interchanging your sun shades and glasses, your eyes just have to refocus once based on configuration of your eye wear. But, with Transitions lenses, the configuration of the lenses are changing all the time based on weather conditions, and this creates a continuos strain on your eyes.
6) Harmful blue light waves can be blocked from our eyes by wearing "Blue-Blockers". These are typically shades in yellow or amber colour. Wearing these coloured shades can help to prevent the exposure your eyes have to these harmful light waves. There are a wide variety of sunglasses that a consumer can choose from. As a consumer with an eye condition, it is important that we choose a pair that provides our eyes with a high level of protection so as to prevent them from deteriorating.
6) Harmful blue light waves can be blocked from our eyes by wearing "Blue-Blockers". These are typically shades in yellow or amber colour. Wearing these coloured shades can help to prevent the exposure your eyes have to these harmful light waves. There are a wide variety of sunglasses that a consumer can choose from. As a consumer with an eye condition, it is important that we choose a pair that provides our eyes with a high level of protection so as to prevent them from deteriorating.
Sharon did an experiment once. As she walked down Orchard Road, she counted how many people in a hundred wore sunshades. THREE. Shocking.
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