title: Sunglasses--an ocular hazard?
abstract: A suggestion that protective eye gear can pose a threat either to the crystalline lens or to the retina is examined from an epidemiological point of view. It is concluded that it may accentuate a pre-existing high-risk hazard but has little significance for low-risk hazards.
mesh_terms: D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005139:Eyeglasses; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects; D011680:Pupil; D012160:Retina / Q000528:radiation effects; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects