Sunglasses are not just a fashion statement, they help you keep your eyes from the sun's harmful ultraviolet(UV) rays that is why using sunglasses in your daily life is a good way to keep your eyes healthy. Extended exposure to the sun's UV rays has been linked to significant eye problems, including cataracts, macular degeneration, pingueculae, pterygia and photokeratitis.
UV rays have different types, and each types of these UV rays can cause different damage to any part of your eyes
There are two types of UV rays that can affect your eyes:
UV-A
UVA rays can pass through your eye's cornea and reach the lens and retina and can hurt your central vision. It can damage the macula, a part of the retina at the back of your eye.
UV-B
UVB rays can’t pass through glass but can still cause damage, it affects the corneas or the clear front part of the eyeballs. This can cause severe irritation, light sensitivity, and lots of tearing. The front part of your eye (the cornea and the lens) absorbs most UV-B rays, but these rays may cause even more damage to your eyes than UV-A rays.Sunglasses can block harmful UV radiation and reduce your risk of getting eye damage by emploring materials that blocks 99% - 100% of the UV rays, aside from that glasses also protects your eyes from dust, sand, and other airborne particles that may as well harm your eyes. Based on studies many experts believe that a high-quality sunglasses can significantly reduce the number of UV rays entering your eyes which reduces your risk of significant eye problems. Furthermore, the sunglasses also provide protection to the sensitive skin around the eyes from receiving too much UV radiation.
here are a lot of types of sunglasses in the market, from fashion sunglasses to sports sunglasses, to help you choose the correct sunglasses we have compiled the best type of sunglasses based on the activities you are doing.
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Aviator Sunglasses - Classic aviators have a dark metal frame and reflective or smoke lenses. The large teardrop lenses were designed to block the sun from all angles (which is why they were worn by pilots back in the day) and look good on every modern-day Maverick.
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Sports Sunglasses - Sports sunglasses often have a single, large lens and they offer serious protection from the sun because they can cover the entire eye, these sunglasses are made to fight glare and enhance your visibility when you are out on the road and many of these sun glasses offer special polarized lens to keep the glare minimal.
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Lifestyle Sunglasses - Lifestye sunglasses are your daily fashion sunglasses but don't be fooled because these sunglasses too offer top-notch UV protection. There are a lot of types of lifestyle sunglasses so to help you pick what's best for you we will give you a guide of the many types of lifestyle sunglasses.
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Browline Sunglasses - Browline sunglasses have a thick top frame and extra-thin rims around the bottom half of the lens. Today’s celebs carry on the retro-inspired tradition with browline glasses and sunglasses.
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Retro Square Sunglasses - The Retro Square sunglasses have a boxy shape coupled with super-thick frames that goes very well with every face shape and sizes.
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Square Sunglasses - The Square sunglasses are shape-shifters, helping to balance out a narrow jawline or give a round face some angles making this frame shape one of the most versatile out there. Square sunglasses shapes look good on oval and oblong faces due to the contrasting angles of face and accessory.
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Round Sunglasses - Although the lenses is always round, the frames can be small or large, skinny or thick, and metal or plastic. Round sunglasses are good for face shapes that are heart, triangle, and square
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Oval Sunglasses - A staple for any collection, oval sunglasses fits almost any face shape, and are extremely versatile between occasions. Characterised by their rounded frames, they are often wider than their height and comfortably cover the entire eye for maximum sun protection. Oval sunglasses are best for diamond, triangle, square, and oval face shapes.
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Cat Eye Sunglasses - The frame flicks out at the top to mimic feline-like eyes, adding structure to your facial features, they are made famous by '50s stars like Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn and are compatible with most face shapes. They are best for face shapes that are triangle or diamond.
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Rectangle Sunglasses - Rectangle glasses are a softer alternative to square sunglasses as they add delicate angels to your facial features, particularly on rounder shaped faces. Rectangle frames offer maximum versatility due to the frames angles that sometimes have rounded edges or angular corners. Best for round face shape.
