... why tanning indoors is not at all safer or better for the skin than natural sunlight. In fact, if a person tans indoors on a regular basis, it can be worse than natural sunlight. Too much exposure to UV rays can damage the retina, burn the cornea, and, with repeated exposure over time, can cause cataracts. Cataracts happen when the structure of the lens ... in a person's eye begins to cloud. Cataracts can eventually cause blindness. Sunglasses block UV rays; This is why sunglasses are recommended when someone is outside ... into the skin than UVB or UVC rays and weaken the connective t...

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