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Does wearing sunglasses in direct sunlight ruin vision? some light from sun gets into eye from side and above angles.

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Protective: Sun glasses are protective to your eyes. They block harmful sun rays which carry UV light which is damaging to your skin and to your eye-lens. Most of the rays come with the direct sunlight, so light from the sides is not harmful.

Answered 8/10/2017

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