Can cheap sunglasses ruin your vision?

No look is complete without a killer pair of sunnies. From paparazzi snapshots of celebrities, sunglasses are spotted everywhere and are now the ultimate accessory to top off your style.

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Originally invented in the 18th century by English designer and inventor James Ayscough to improve vision, sunglasses have now become a classic wardrobe staple.

However, if you're someone who doesn't like spending thousands of rupees on sunglasses and prefers to pick up whatever seems cool at a local shop (guilty), a new warning on social media might make you reconsider this decision."These cheap sunglasses will destroy your eyes", says Yokesh Arul, an Indian doctor in a viral reel, on Instagram, standing at a local store, where you can get sunglasses at low prices.

“If you want to buy cheap sunglasses for pictures, that’s completely fine. But don't wear them and go out in the sun,” his caption says.Now, Yokesh was not the only doctor to warn us about cheap sunglasses this week on our Instagram Reels.

A few days ago, a similar reel was shared by Dr Mahyar “Max" Maddahali MD, who also has quite a following on their social media, asked us to avoid buying sunglasses from the local stores, as it might ‘harm our vision.’