Cheap sunglasses may lead to vision loss and headaches

Even the glasses are sold in stores, rather than on the street, failed to pass the tests conducted in accordance with British standards of quality, writes The Daily Mail with a link to a proactive group that advocates for the rights of consumers.

The experts tested the glasses from the stores Asda, M & S, New Look, Poundland, Primark, Sainsbury's and Tesco (three pairs from each). All of them cost between 5 pounds. In the end, only three pairs bought in New Look, have passed all tests.

But in a pair of Poundland was detected effect of so-called vertical prism. He has some medical glasses and is characterized in that provokes the refraction of light and can cause splitting headaches and pictures.

Cheap Glasses from Primark also acted as medical points. Each lens affliction different amounts of light. This could worsen the astigmatism. Different lenses and glasses from Tesco and Asda. According to the expert Joanna Pearl, although these abnormalities and long-playing will not cause damage to eyesight, they are still able to deliver the discomfort.

It is recommended to check on the glasses marking. There have to be marked "SE", speaking of Conformity. Companies, whose stores were selling the ill-fated glasses, do not agree with the results of the test.