On Wednesday, Health experts urged people to take extra care of their eyes this summer as increasing temprature causing various eye ailments.

According to Health experts, Ultraviolet (UV) radiation could lead to cataract and skin cancer around eyelids.

"Extra care was required during summers because even when skin could protect against UV radiations by producing melanin, eyes could not develop such tolerance. Rather, the eyes become more sensitive due to repeated exposure", ophthalmologists said.

Mahipal S. Sachdev, a leading Delhi-based ophthalmologist said, “UV radiations can play a contributory role in various ocular disorders, including age-related cataract, pterygium, cancer of the skin around eyelids and photokeratitis,”.

It has been warned by Ophthalmologist Ritika Sachdeva that wearing bad quality contact lenses can cause the eye-related infections during summers.

“One should use plastic photochromatic lenses that block 100 percent UV radiations and reduce glare to enhance visual comfort,” Ritika Sachdeva said.

Eye related problems are 40-50 times more than in winters according to statistics of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.