{"id":5054,"date":"2020-12-30T20:15:26","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T01:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sneadeye.com\/?p=5054"},"modified":"2020-12-30T20:15:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T01:15:26","slug":"why-polarized-lenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/?p=5054","title":{"rendered":"Why Polarized Lenses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all the benefits we receive from the sun, its light can pose serious vision problems. Sunlight reflecting off smooth water, snow or flat roads can create glare which is not only annoying but can often be dangerous. Blinding sun glare can cause accidents, snow blindness and can even sunburn your eyes. Long term exposure to sun glare has been known to cause cataracts. Thankfully, polarized lenses can shield you against the dangers of intense glare.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Benefits of Polarized Sunglasses:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A virtually invisible filter can be built into lenses to eliminate the amount of reflecting light that enters the eye. Polarized lenses not only reduce glare, they make images appear sharper and clearer, increasing visual clarity and comfort. Available for prescription and non-prescription sunglasses, polarized lenses can be worn indoors by light-sensitive people, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sneadeye.com\/cataract-surgery-fort-myers\/\">post-cataract surgery<\/a> patients and those continually exposed to bright sunlight through windows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most polarized sunglasses provide UV protection which is important to maintaining healthy eyesight. Just as we put on sunscreen to protect our skin, it\u2019s critical that we protect our eyes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radtown\/ultraviolet-uv-radiation-and-sun-exposure\">UV rays<\/a> too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While any type of eye gear is better than no eye gear at all, investing in a pair of quality sunglasses will not only enhance your outdoor lifestyle but also protect your eyes from the sun\u2019s harmful UV rays. If you have any additional questions ask our licensed opticians, and they will help you narrow down the best pair for your outdoor visual needs. (239) 230-0318<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For all the benefits we receive from the sun, its light can pose serious vision problems. Sunlight reflecting off smooth water, snow or flat roads can create glare which is not only annoying but can often be dangerous. Blinding sun glare can cause accidents, snow blindness and can even sunburn your eyes. Long term exposure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131,21,284],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contact-lenses","category-eye-glasses","category-uvsunshine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}