The Benefits of Wearing Sunglasses

When I was younger, I thought that if I wore a pair of sunglasses, people wouldn’t recognize me. This may explain why I have a somewhat largish collection of sunglasses. I like living incognito….and even now, I am a little disappointed when people recognize me when I have my “sunnies” on.

Overtime, I have come to realize that there are other benefits for wearing sunglasses (other than anonymity). Sunglasses can help with a myriad of problems. There are a few uses, that can help with someone who suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, not to mention help people who are just plain old tired.

• Protects from glare – which will improve visual clarity
• Reduces exposure to ultraviolet radiation – this will prevent eye problems such as cataracts and eye cancers
• Hides emotional response. Such as tearing up (which is something that happens to me, when I am really tired) or the very rude habit of rolling one’s eyes (which is a habit that I am trying to break)
• Helps cope with light sensitivity
• Tinted lenses will help if you work with a computer for long periods of time. It can help increase the contrast from the computer screen

If you live or work near large bodies of water, you may want to consider wearing polarized lenses. These lenses best reduce the glare that is reflected off of the water, and will help you see underneath the surface – just in case you decide to do some spear fishing or other such activity.

If you are able to work, and spend a lot of time in an office. I do recommend wearing some colored lens sunglasses. I have a few pair that I have on rotation. I work in an office that has a lot of different kinds of lighting. It’s very hard on my eyes. So in order to prevent a headache or eyestrain I will don a pair of glasses. People will often make a remark about my accessory of choice…but I can handle some innocent teasing, if they will prevent an afternoon of headaches and tiredness.