Garber N
Productivity Enhancement Group, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, USA.
J Ophthalmic Nurs Technol. 2000 Jan-Feb;19(1):13-21; quiz 22-5.
Relinquishing the desire to acquire a tan will be difficult for many people. To many individuals, a tan is a symbol of health, fashion and attractiveness. Even when informed about the risks of sunlight exposure, many people ignore the advice to change their behaviors and decrease their risks. Adoption of safe sunlight precautions depends on individual preference, age, work requirements, gender, and perception of personal risk. Many people selectively adhere to certain protective behaviors which do not conflict with social norms. Reinforcement of how sunlight can damage the eyes and skin needs to be continually provided so that public attitudes can adapt to all the necessary appropriate behaviors. Ophthalmic health care professionals have an important part in public education. They can customize their patient's personal protective requirements to match the type of risks uncovered in the clinical work up. The ocular and social history should include the patient's sunlight exposure risk profile and document pre-existing sunlight damage to the eyes and facial areas. All follow-up visits should reinforce sunlight exposure information and document compliance or non-compliance. Only in this way can the eye care delivery system support preventative measures to decrease ocular injuries from sunlight radiation.
对许多人来说，放弃晒黑的欲望会很困难。对许多人而言，晒黑是健康、时尚和魅力的象征。即使被告知阳光照射的风险，许多人还是会忽视改变行为以降低风险的建议。采取安全的阳光防护措施取决于个人偏好、年龄、工作要求、性别以及对个人风险的认知。许多人会有选择地坚持某些不与社会规范冲突的保护行为。需要持续强调阳光如何损害眼睛和皮肤，以便公众态度能适应所有必要的适当行为。眼科保健专业人员在公众教育中起着重要作用。他们可以根据临床检查中发现的风险类型，为患者定制个人防护要求。眼部和社会病史应包括患者的阳光照射风险概况，并记录眼睛和面部先前存在的阳光损伤情况。所有随访都应强化阳光照射信息，并记录是否遵守规定。只有这样，眼科护理服务系统才能支持预防措施，以减少阳光辐射造成的眼部损伤。
