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Sunlight from Windows Causing Unprotected Eye Skin Damage?

CollegeStudent99
I'm a 20 year old female with fair skin. I recently used about a pea-size amount of 0.05% generic Retin-A on my undereyes, crow's feet area and eyelids nightly for about 3-4 weeks. Whenever I went out/drove, I used SPF 15 on the eye area, and usually sunglasses too. When I stayed at home, I had no SPF and the eye skin was exposed to soft sunlight from windows. I don't use sunscreen on the eyes now and wear sunglasses that wrap around my glasses. Have I permanently damaged my eye skin? Thanks!

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Dr. Joshua Zeichner, MD
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Dr. Adam J. Cohen, MD
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Dr. Emily Altman, MD
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