How Can You Protect Your Children's Eyes from the Sun?

Because the lenses in their eyes are clearer, children's eyes are more susceptible to UV exposure. Please take the following steps when taking your children outside:

• Keep children younger than six months out of direct sunlight. Choose the shade, an umbrella, or a baby stroller when outside with a very young child or infant. Make sure the stroller has a shade for the sun.
• Try to keep children out of the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The sun's rays are the strongest at these hours.
• To help ensure your children wear their sunglasses, allow them to select a style they like. Many manufacturers make frames with cartoon characters or multi-colored frames.
• Make sure your child wears a wide-brimmed hat or a baseball-cap, which will provide some UV protection, if he/she will not tolerate sunglasses.
• Be sure to wear sunglasses or a hat outside yourself. Children often follow the example of their parents.
• Remind children to wear their sunglasses or a hat even on cloudy days. Most of the sun's rays can come through the clouds on an overcast day.
• Teach your children to never look directly or stare at the sun.

Education of our children allow prevention of sun damage to their eyes. As parents we can set a good example and follow the same guidelines by wearing UV protective sunglasses when outdoors.

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