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Helmet Visors- UV Protection?
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<blockquote data-quote="drew231506" data-source="post: 134392" data-attributes="member: 1745"><p>Hmmm I hope this isnt true...I'm going to have to do more research on the shields...maybe I'll get one of those mirrored shields.</p><p></p><p>"UVB rays however can be very dangerous. UVB rays are the ones that burn the skin and damage the eyes, it is UVB that causes snow blindness - a temporary but very painful affliction that can last up to two days. Daily exposure to UVB is also thought to be a primary cause of cataracts, which causes a clouding of the lens and significantly hampers vision. Many experts also suspect that UVB rays are responsible for eye growths such as pingueculae or pterygia."</p><p></p><p>I think this should be a concern for those of is that ride often...especially it seems with a darker tinted visor in which your eyes are more dilated letting MORE harmful rays in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drew231506, post: 134392, member: 1745"] Hmmm I hope this isnt true...I'm going to have to do more research on the shields...maybe I'll get one of those mirrored shields. "UVB rays however can be very dangerous. UVB rays are the ones that burn the skin and damage the eyes, it is UVB that causes snow blindness - a temporary but very painful affliction that can last up to two days. Daily exposure to UVB is also thought to be a primary cause of cataracts, which causes a clouding of the lens and significantly hampers vision. Many experts also suspect that UVB rays are responsible for eye growths such as pingueculae or pterygia." I think this should be a concern for those of is that ride often...especially it seems with a darker tinted visor in which your eyes are more dilated letting MORE harmful rays in. [/QUOTE]
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