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Don’t Risk It!

Brenda Fishbaugh by Brenda Fishbaugh
September 1, 2013
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Almost everyone knows that overexposure to UV light can cause erythema – also known as sunburn – and we know those symptoms well. They include reddening of the skin, an itching sensation, and in more extreme cases, blistering and peeling. But did you know that you can also burn your eyes if you overexpose them to UV light?

Photokeratitis is the medical term for a burn of the cornea caused by overexposure to UV light. What makes photokeratitis – sometimes called “snow blindness” – especially risky is that you won’t know you’ve overexposed your eyes until it’s too late! And even worse, corneal burns don’t just happen to “extreme” tanners. Just one unprotected session of any length in a base-level tanning system can result in a corneal burn.

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If you’ve spent the day at the beach without wearing sunglasses, then you’ve probably experienced photokeratitis. Likewise, if you’ve ever tanned indoors without eye protection, you may have burned your corneas; you may recall itching and excessing watering or feeling like you had sand in your eyes. That wasn’t sand, that was your cornea peeling! Your eye doesn’t tan like your skin does, it just peels!

Photokeratitis is the No. 1 reason indoor tanners visit emergency rooms after a single tanning session. The good news is that corneal burns can be treated, and the pain reduced with prescription numbing drops, as well as cold compresses. Antibiotic eye drops are also essential, to prevent serious infection of the open wounds on your cornea.

As bad as this sounds, the long-term effects of repeated overexposure to UV light are much worse, and in many cases, incurable. Maybe you’ve always thought that closing your eyes during a UV tanning session was enough protection. Many uninformed tanners think that closing their eyes will prevent them from burning; unfortunately, eyelids block less than 25 percent of damaging UV rays.

The bottom line: don’t risk eye damage while tanning! Simply find a style of eye protection that works for you. After all, once you have that golden glow, you want to be able to SEE it!

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President of Eye Pro, Brenda has spent more than two decades in the industry building Eye Pro, Inc., maker of the world-leading Wink-Ease disposable eyewear. Her background includes everything from a marketing & management degree from Indiana University, to a commercial pilot’s license, scuba diving and studying healing and massage. In addition to ensuring every indoor tanner wears eye protection, her passions include protecting endangered animals.

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