| OK, so you look cool in those shades! But are they | | | | or shatter on impact. |
| doing the job? Not many people know that the most | | | | Your field of vision is important when boarding and |
| common skiing and snowboarding injuries are to the | | | | skiing so choose ski goggles with large wide lenses |
| eyes! | | | | and sunglasses that wrap around your face. The tint |
| Ultra Violet Rays can actually cause sunburn of the | | | | of the lens is also important. Go for yellow, orange, |
| eyes! This can be only temporary but in severe | | | | or rose coloured tints as these will enhance contrast |
| cases can cause snow blindness. UV rays are always | | | | and improve your vision. Modulating lenses are best |
| present in daylight, even when cloudy and they are | | | | as they will alter the depth of tint to match the light |
| at their most destructive where the atmosphere is | | | | conditions while still protecting against the UV rays at |
| clear and is reflected by the snow. | | | | all times. |
| HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN | | | | For those of you screaming that you wear glasses, |
| CONTINUE SKIING/BOARDING WITH GOOD VISION | | | | well the good news is you no longer have to struggle |
| FOR MANY YEARS TO COME! | | | | with trying to fit you glasses underneath your |
| Make sure your ski goggles or sunglasses block at | | | | goggles and have a severe risk of fogging, or worse |
| least 95% of these UVA and UVB rays. Long term | | | | still trying to ski or snowboard with out them! Ski |
| exposure to these rays can permanently damage | | | | Goggles and sunglasses with all the above features |
| your eyes causing cataracts and other eye | | | | are now available with inserts and lenses which can |
| conditions, even short term exposure can cause | | | | be made to your own prescription! |
| photokeratitis sunburn of the eyes. | | | | Finally, after all our advice you still manage to burn |
| It is likely those cool shades you wear in the summer | | | | you eyes, (they will be red and itchy and sensitive to |
| are totally unsuitable on the slopes. Specialist winter | | | | light). Then resting indoors can help but if symptoms |
| ski goggles are made from more pliant materials | | | | persist or you are worried then you must see an eye |
| which can withstand cold conditions and will not break | | | | care professional as soon as possible. |