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Old 06-20-11, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by SLegacy99
Interesting....so Doc, my contacts have UV protection. Am I less likely to get cataracts?
yes. The UV coating on the lenses will protect the UV from entering the eye, but the UV can still cause pingueculas and ptrygiums. I see these everyday practicing in a sunny state


PS I added a pic of a cataract so you guys know what we are trying to slow down. Cataracts are inevitable but you would rather be 80 and not 65 when you get yours
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Old 06-20-11, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tofu_house
So basically, they've taken the idea that harmful UV radiation from the sun can cause skin cancer (a fact that we've known about for a long time already), applied to a driving scenario, and called it a significant medical discovery?

Next they're going to release an article on what?... the correlation between melanoma and other skin cancers with playing sports out in the sun?

This is about as useful a finding as the breakthrough correlation between fast food intake and obesity...
This info is not a discovery. They explained this to me way back ion the day when I was in school a million years ago. I think its simply supportive data studies .
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Old 06-20-11, 11:07 AM
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Just another heads up guys. ( free optometry info lol). Also when you dont wear sunglasses you will liquify the gel that fills the eye and this will result in vitreous floaters. They are the little hair specs in your field of vision on bright days. Sun glasses will stop this from happening as quickly.
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Like fast foods, many choose to make the choice to get sun exposure. What also goes with the window down is the hearing loss in the left ear. As many do on a car forum with big audio systems, the hearing loss is quite measurable.
So sun related issues along with hearing loss.
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Doc, please warn us before posting the NSFW pics. My wife sees an ophthalmic surgeon yearly due to her TBI in 1996. A horse injury cause optic nerve damage resulting in the complete loss of eyesight in one eye and slight loss in the other. Your pics reminded me that I should get an eye checkup as it's been a few years for me.
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I tinted my motorcycle windshield.

I don't think it helps that much...


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Originally Posted by tofu_house
So basically, they've taken the idea that harmful UV radiation from the sun can cause skin cancer (a fact that we've known about for a long time already), applied to a driving scenario, and called it a significant medical discovery?

Next they're going to release an article on what?... the correlation between melanoma and other skin cancers with playing sports out in the sun?

This is about as useful a finding as the breakthrough correlation between fast food intake and obesity...
I agree. Not to mention the guy is "fat-arming". Does anyone really still do that?!
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Originally Posted by RA40
Like fast foods, many choose to make the choice to get sun exposure. What also goes with the window down is the hearing loss in the left ear. As many do on a car forum with big audio systems, the hearing loss is quite measurable.
So sun related issues along with hearing loss.
good point
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