You assiduously slather them in sun cream and cram hats on their heads, but do you give their eyes the same protection? We’ve got it sorted

“We know that 80 per cent of your lifetime exposure in the eye happens before 18, so it’s essential for children to stay protected from UV,” says Victoria O’Connor, an optometrist at Boots UK. “Mums and dads will put sun cream on kids, but we are trying to educate them to pop sunglasses on as well as it gives them more protection than you could realise.”

“People are finally grasping the long-term risks of sun exposure to skin, but what many people don’t realise is that exposure of the eyes to the sun across a lifetime can be related to macular degeneration.”

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