According to Pierre Césarini, vice president of the association Solar Safety, * there would be a lack of information about children's sunglasses.

According to a study conducted by the association, that you buy your glasses at an optician, or even in a souvenir shop, they all meet a good protection (minimum 2). And knowing that the protection indices range from 0 to 4, ophthalmologists consider that from 2 your child has almost no risk of making a reaction, and this even if the UV filtration threshold is different between last three categories.

First of all, to be sure you have good glasses, you have to find the right balance between UV filtration and the field of view . Glasses with an enveloping shape and long branches are the best. On the one hand, because these little sliders move in all directions and they do not risk falling, and on the other hand because they fully protect their eyes from light (in front and on the sides).

Now, the only thing you have to be careful about is buying toy glasses. Even if they are supposed to be no longer marketed (since they have been banned) here is the advice that will not let you fool: these glasses have no glass glasses but plastic (in "polycarbonate" in scientific terms)! Just feel it to the touch.

To make sure your glasses have good protection, make sure they are tinted with warm colors . Our choice: the model Julbo, Optical Discount, which combines aesthetic good UV protection.

One last tip? The glasses are not enough against the UV! So do not forget to wear the cap or hat that covers you well!

CATEGORIES OF UV PROTECTION:

0 normally, not marketed

1 protection index almost zero (it's for the evening show)

2 protection index from 50% to 82%

3 protection index from 82% to 92%

4 protection index of 95% and over

* The association Solar Safety is a collaborating center of the WHO (World Health Organization) for solar education. And was created in 1994 to raise awareness and inform the public about the health risks associated with overexposure to the sun.