Shielding Your Eyes from Sun Damage

Sure enough, Oregon’s summer weather started right on schedule. The sun came out on July 5th and its been out ever since.

Hopefully, lots of Oregonians have been using their  sunscreen…but did you know that eye protection is just as important?

Recently, I spoke with Dr. Devin Gattey of OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute, about eye dangers associated with too much sun exposure.

Here’s what he had to say:

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Posted by: Jim Newman in Casey Eye Institute
On: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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  1. Susan Oliver July 19th, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    For those of us who can’t access YouTube, can you post a summary? I’m dying to know how to protect my eyes!

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Jim Newman

I am the Associate Director for Media Relations in the Oregon Health & Science University Office of Strategic Communications (Now say that three times fast)

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