Posted on 08/17/2009 5:54:46 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Three in four parents are risking their child's eyesight by exposing them to bright sun without appropriate protection, experts warn.
Nearly a third of parents in Britain do not buy their children sunglasses, a poll of 2,000 people for the College of Optometrists revealed.
Of those who do, nearly half put price before protection and only a quarter buy sunglasses from a trusted brand.
The College recommends choosing dark glasses with a CE mark for quality.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Goodness, I never owned sunglasses until I was an adult. I must be blind by now!
Having been to England a few times, I can honestly say it’s the last place I would worry about excess solar radiation.
Wonder who these “experts” work for?
Do you know anyone born before 1960 who wore sunglasses before college?
OMG I’ll bet they’re eating big macs too. I’ll even bet some of those criminal parents are letting their kids ride in the back of pick ups too.
Western civilization truly is doomed with pansies like this in charge.
Sounds like a bully magnet to me...
Helen Keller and Ray Charles wore sun glasses....
I think there's a connection with fair skin and sensitivity to bright sunlight. At least, that explains him and me.
I never wear sunglasses. They make everything dark!
We got a complaint about this years ago from a certain ClassyGreenEyedBlonde!
Give all the little cretins one of these:
Most of their parents have been wearing them for years to avoid having to do anything about Islam taking over their country.
You are kidding right?
I have been wearing sunglasses religiously ever since the link between UV light exposure and cataracts was made years ago. The females in my family have been prone to getting cataracts and I’m trying not to follow the tradition!
Squint !!! I don’t give my children sunglasses on typical sunny outdoor excursion but I might if they were going to be over water, sand, snow, or other sun multiplier.
My eyes stayed perfect to age 42 and now at 54 I only need readers. I never wore sunglasses except for driving and working as a lifeguard. As a lifeguard the motivation was for more coy scanning of female forms.
The bbc must be joking. The last time the sun shone here in Scotland, people ran screaming in panic because they didn’t know what it was. Although some still speak of it, that was long ago and that day is a great mysterious legend now.
The only ones I knew who wore sunglasses when I was growing up were Police Officers(and they were usually motorcycle cops)and Air Force pilots. Some of the kids I went to school with had a fad for a while in the mid 50s, they would wear sunglasses everywhere, even inside movie theaters, but that didn’t last. Most people, including adults, just didn’t wear them.
Everyone knows the sun doesn’t come out in England.
No!
And I grew up in SE Washington, where it was hot and bright.
LOL yes they do! I actually have found, as I’ve gotten older, I like having them on. But, when I was a kid, I would never have been able to keep up with them, I was way too busy! :)
I do remember (in the late 60s maybe) those skinny slitty sunglasses, I can’t remember what they were called, but we all thought they were so cool. I never had any, tho. We were poor....
I think they’re coming back in style and are being called ‘kanye shades’ because a rapper named Kanye made them popular. Although, in general I think they’re referred to as ‘shutter shades’... not exactly sure if that’s what you’re talking about, though.
My eye doctor told me that the average age for women to be diagnosed with cataracts is 60.
I wear sunglasses invariably when I am out. I got the ones they advertise on TV, the ones that “sharpen” the view, and boy! Do they ever work well! They sure look ugly (on me), but the function is wonderful.
I went out and googled, those aren’t them, and I can’t find anything LIKE them. I know they existed. They were skinny and the wrapped around your head, but it was the plastic that wrapped around, not the shade part. They looked a little like the ones Levar wore in Star Trek. But, I can’t find them anywhere online, so I can’t show you what they looked like. Now it will bug me all day! LOL
Have at the caption at icanhascheezburger.com
No, like these:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2400/2184898223_0a6cdeabc8.jpg
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