Happy National Sunglasses Day! #NationalSunglassesDay
*Disclaimer: I was asked by the Vision Council to participate in this webinar in exchange for a blog post. I received a sunglasses, a cooling towel, and other summer accessories, from the Vision Council in exchange for my post. I recently participated in a webinar - Healthy Bodies, Healthy Eyes: Protecting Vision from UV Radiation , which was presented by Dr. Justin Bazan, OD . The webinar was sponsored by the Vision Council and the primary focus was how and why we should protect our eyes. A few tidbits I learned is: - 1 out of 4 American rarely or never wear sunglasses - 2 out of 3 Americans leave they eyes unprotected on cloudy or rainy days - 3 out of 10 Americans do not protect their eyes in the winter Personally, I was shocked to read this! I find I squint a bit on rainy days or winter days (hello reflection on all of that white stuff that continuously falls to the ground!) - of course it would make sense ...