Sunning is a dangerous eye exercise which arose in the 1920s and gained popularity in the 1960s. The exercise involves the individual looking directly into the sun and the aim is to normalise vision. It is now known that exposing the eyes to the sunlight creates an increase risk of a number of eye disorders, the most dangerous of which is squamous cell carcinoma of the eye.
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