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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: Brent on 12/02/2009 10:30:02

Title: Do people who wear glasses have more or less sensitive skin under their eyes?
Post by: Brent on 12/02/2009 10:30:02

Brent asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Do people who wear glasses have more or less sensitive skin under their eyes?  Maybe due to light refractions? Or does it matter at all?

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What do you think?

Title: Do people who wear glasses have more or less sensitive skin under their eyes?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 12/02/2009 10:53:27

Don't think it'll make a difference.

Title: Do people who wear glasses have more or less sensitive skin under their eyes?
Post by: RD on 12/02/2009 11:13:32

Some types of glass do block UV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet#Natural_sources_of_UV), so depending on the type of glass used in the spectacles,
 the skin around the eye could be less tanned/aged by UV: shielded by the glass lenses.

Title: Do people who wear glasses have more or less sensitive skin under their eyes?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 12/02/2009 11:16:00

So there you have it, I was completely wrong [:)]