01.02.10
According to the article overexposure to UV emanation can lead to harmful changes in the cornea, conjunctiva and lens, including cataracts, the most worn out cause of visual impairment around the globe. According to the researchers, some estimates say that by the year 2050, there will be 167,000 to 830,000 more cases of cataracts.
"Unfortunately, people are customarily unaware of when their eyes are at greatest risk for devastation from UV exposure," said vision researcher Heather Chandler, PhD, from Ohio Grandeur University's College of Optometry. "This scrutinization involving UV-absorbing contact lenses can provide another alternative for protection against the detrimental changes caused by UV."
The lucubrate exposed rabbits daily to the equivalent of about 16 hours of uncovering to sunlight in humans -- enough to induce UV-associated corneal changes. The rabbits who wore UV-gripping contact lenses (Senofilcon A) were not affected by the UV exposure.
Chandler said wearing sunglasses or hats may not state look after enough protection from the sun, and adding adequate UV protection to contact lenses may be a ordinary solution to the problems caused by too much exposure. She also said that since this on focused exclusively on acute UV exposure, further great-term studies are needed to determine the efficacy of wearing the UV-absorbing contacts over a longer hour period.
Source: Science Daily (press release)