Save Your Macular; Protect Your Eyes from the Sun
One very simple and recommended thing to do to save your macula is to protect your eyes from the sun’s damaging rays. High sun exposure is a recognized risk factor in macular degeneration vision loss.
There’s a lot of preventative education about warning people to shield their skin from the sun but your eyes need protection too.
I know where I live in southern Australia we’ve been living under a giant hole in the ozone layer for years now. The ozone layer protects us from some of the dangerous UV radiation rays. Unfortunately the risk from sun damage has risen in our times. Issues like holes in the ozone layer are more prevalent.
Also a lot of medications, such as antibiotics, create an abnormal level of photosensitivity in the eyes and skin. Your skin can come out in rashes and you’ll burn a lot more easily. And your eyes are more sensitive to light, which can lead to conditions like macular dry.
There are three basic ways to save your macula by protecting your eyes from the sun:
1) Stay out of the sun between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm when the UV is at its most damaging
2) Wear a broad-brimmed hat
3) Wear good sunglasses
This last point of wearing good quality sunglasses is perhaps the most important. 
Choose sunglasses that give at least 95% UV protection. Choose a lens tint that blocks 80% of transmissible light. Blocking more light than this will not only affect your ability to see properly but lens tint itself will not give you macular protection. If possible, find a lens that will block harmful blue light rays. Also choose sunglasses with large lenses. Wrap around styles are best.
Interestingly the vitamins and minerals recommended to protect the skin against sun damage are the same ones that are needed for optimum eye health.
The natural product we recommend for eye health and for treating macular degeneration vision problems is called Visulyn. You can find out more about Visulyn by clicking here.
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