Grady Eye Cases Inspire Look At Safety Of Sideview Mirrors

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July 29th, 2019

Though the glass in a vehicle’s windshield and passenger windows is shatter-resistant, the glass in the sideview mirrors is not, said Dr. Yousuf Khalifa, an eye surgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital. Three patients were treated in 2017 for similar, devastating eye injuries caused by shattered sideview mirrors in car accidents. This led Khalifa to study the problem as a potential safety issue.

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Within three months, three patients came to Grady Memorial Hospital with similar, devastating eye injuries.

And the circumstances of their accidents were strikingly similar. Each man had been driving with his car’s passenger window down, and when he was involved in a crash, the rear-facing sideview mirror on the passenger side shattered, sending shards of glass flying into his face.

This cluster of 2017 injuries led Grady eye surgeon Dr. Yousuf Khalifa to study the problem as a potential safety issue.

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