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Tips to protect your eyes during the summer months

Tips to protect your eyes during the summer months

Five tips to guard kids from eye damage or injury during the summer months:

1. Have your child wear sunglasses whenever outdoors.

2. Have your child wear a wide-brimmed hat or baseball cap when outdoors.

3. Keep children out of direct sunlight between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun's rays are strongest.

4. When buying sunglasses, choose a close-fitting, wrap around style frame with 100 percent UVA and UVB blocking lenses.

5. Wear safety sports glasses for outdoor activities.

Source: Dr. Surjinder Sahota, president of the British Columbia Association of Optometrists.

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