| Though tanning can be a relaxing and therapeutic | | | | term damage to your eyes and some of the |
| way to escape the everyday stresses of life, it is | | | | symptoms included: Red, itchy or watery eyes |
| very important to follow the safety rules set | | | | may be an indication of short-term damage, which |
| forth by the FDA. Most tanning salons provide | | | | means that your eyes have been sunburned. |
| eye protection while using their facilities; though | | | | While protecting the eye may seem important, it |
| each method differs. Some salons give you strap | | | | is just as important to protect the skin around |
| on goggles with highly tinted viewing holes, while | | | | your eyes. Long term exposure to UV rays can |
| others will give you a disposable aluminum eye | | | | damage the fragile skin cells protecting your eyes. |
| shield for each eye. | | | | Too much unprotected exposure to UV rays can |
| There are many reasons you should wear eye | | | | cause premature aging and wrinkles. |
| protection in the tanning bed. The use of eye | | | | If you're concerned about sanitation and |
| protection while in a tanning booth is just as | | | | cleanliness, you don't have to use the goggles |
| important as wearing sunglasses on a really sunny | | | | provided by the salon. You may actually purchase |
| day. Ultraviolet, UV, rays can severely damage | | | | your own. Many tanning spas sell eye protection |
| your eyes and cause many problems later in life. | | | | directly to their customers for just this reason. |
| Like sunglasses, the goggles provided by the | | | | This can help assure that the protection you are |
| tanning salon will block 100% of the damaging UV | | | | using is completely free of germs and other eye |
| rays. UV rays can cause things as insignificant as | | | | related diseases that can be spread from |
| eye irritation to more dangerous problems like | | | | customer to customer; ie. Pink eye. |
| cataracts and macular degeneration. | | | | So, next time you go out for a relaxing 20 minute |
| You may think "Why not just keep your eyes | | | | nap in a tanning bed, make sure you use or bring |
| closed". Actually, eyelids only protect about 25% | | | | your own eye protection. |
| of UV rays from your eyes. This can cause short | | | | |