Be Sunsmart in Summer
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SUN is known to provide light and warmth to mankind but is also responsible for the development of some disorders of skin and eyes.
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Sunlight is composed of various wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet light through infrared to visible light.
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Ultraviolet light is the most harmful to the skin and causes sunburn, ageing of the skin and over the long term, skin cancer,
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Ultraviolet light is made up of UVC, UVB and UVA. UVC being the shorter wavelength is filtered out by the ozone layer.
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UVB and UVA penetrate the ozone layer and reach the earth's surface and can cause us harm.
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