New study shows car side windows don't effectively block UV rays, harm skin and eyes
- 8 years ago
LOS ANGELES — A new study shows that while the windshields of cars may block a majority of harmful rays from vehicle drivers and passengers, side windows aren't as effective.
The study, published in JAMA Ophthalmology, found that car door windows offered varying levels of protection from the rays that are tied to cataracts and skin aging.
Brian Boxer Wachler, of the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Beverly Hills, analyzed the ultraviolet protection provided by the glass in 29 cars from 15 different automobile manufacturers made from 1990 to 2014.
Boxer Wachler's research found that while front windshields blocked an average of 96 percent of UV-A rays, side windows only blocked 71 percent. Overall, only 14 percent of the cars offered a high level of side-window UV-A protection.
UV rays account for a small portion of the sun's rays but are the most damaging to human skin. UV-A rays are not filtered by the ozone layer and can penetrate through the second layer of skin.
Because drivers in the U.S. have their left side exposed to sunlight, UV rays have been blamed for the increased number of cataracts and skin cancers that occur on the left side. Boxer Wachler believes the insufficient protection provided by car side windows could be a contributing factor.
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The study, published in JAMA Ophthalmology, found that car door windows offered varying levels of protection from the rays that are tied to cataracts and skin aging.
Brian Boxer Wachler, of the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Beverly Hills, analyzed the ultraviolet protection provided by the glass in 29 cars from 15 different automobile manufacturers made from 1990 to 2014.
Boxer Wachler's research found that while front windshields blocked an average of 96 percent of UV-A rays, side windows only blocked 71 percent. Overall, only 14 percent of the cars offered a high level of side-window UV-A protection.
UV rays account for a small portion of the sun's rays but are the most damaging to human skin. UV-A rays are not filtered by the ozone layer and can penetrate through the second layer of skin.
Because drivers in the U.S. have their left side exposed to sunlight, UV rays have been blamed for the increased number of cataracts and skin cancers that occur on the left side. Boxer Wachler believes the insufficient protection provided by car side windows could be a contributing factor.
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