Most ultraviolet related eye problems occur very gradually after many years of repeated UV exposure. Over exposure to UV radiation can cause a variety of eye problems, including cataracts, macular degeneration and even cancer of the eye and eyelids. At least 10 percent of cataract cases are directly attributed to UV exposure.
Excess exposure to UV from the sun or tanning machine can literally burn the cornea, the eye’s clear refracting surface that admits light and images to the retina. All these UV related eye conditions can be found by our optometrist during a routine eye exam.