Posts Tagged ‘cataracts’

Debunking the ‘Base Tan’

Written by admin on August 26, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

Ultraviolet rays, an invisible component of sunlight, can cause skin damage, cataracts, wrinkles, age spots and skin cancer. These rays also impair the skin’s immune system. Ultraviolet, or UV, rays can hurt you on cloudy as well as sunny days. UV rays also bounce off surfaces of the ocean, sand, snow and cement. One of
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The ABCs of UV rays

Written by admin on July 29, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

Q:There are lots of sunblocks out there with SPF numbers on them. What exactly do these numbers mean? A. Sunblocks—or sunscreens—work to prevent the damage of ultraviolet (UV) rays, an invisible component of sunlight. There are three types of UV rays: UVA, UVB and UVC. UVA is the most abundant of the three ultraviolet rays
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I Can See Clearly Now

Written by admin on June 24, 2009. Posted in Seniors, Special Sections

Q: I have to have cataract surgery and I’m a little frightened. Should I be? A: I don’t know anyone who isn’t a little frightened by surgery of any kind, but cataract removal is one of the safest and most effective types of surgery. It’s also one of the most common operations performed in the
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