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Will wearing a sunglass while on a computer prevents vision loss?
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No: Sunglasses can protect your eyes not by lowering the levels of visible light but by lowering the levels of harmful, ultra-violet light. Computer monitors do not emit ultra-violet light.
Answered 3/26/2013
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