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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Pyridostigmine Bromide Pills and Pesticides Exposure as Risk Factors for Eye Disease in Gulf War Veterans.

Lauren E Truax, Jaxon J Huang, Katherine Jensen, Elyana V T Locatelli, Kimberly Cabrera, Haley O Peterson, Noah K Cohen, Simran Mangwani-Mordani, Andrew Jensen, Raquel Goldhardt and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lauren E TruaxOphthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Jaxon J HuangSurgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, USA.
Katherine JensenSurgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2307-0418
Elyana V T LocatelliSurgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7065-7196
Kimberly CabreraSurgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2385-5568
Haley O PetersonOphthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Noah K CohenOphthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Simran Mangwani-MordaniSurgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9417-3353
Andrew JensenSurgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, USA.
Raquel GoldhardtSurgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, USA.
Anat GalorSurgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3026-6155
University of Miami · US

Funding

Shared Equipment ModuleP30EY014801 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Victor L Perez · 2004 to 2026
$12.2M
Tear protein biomarkers of refractive surgery painR61EY032468 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI AICHER, SUE A, GALOR, ANAT · 2020 to 2022
$2.0M
Dry Eye and MicroenvironmentR01EY026174 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GALOR, ANAT, KUMAR, NARESH · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
Biomedical Laboratory R&D (BLRD) Service I01 BX004893BLRD VA I01 BX004893CSRD VA I01 CX002015Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP) W81XWH-20-1-0579Department of Defense Vision Research Program (VRP) W81XWH-20-1-0820Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Devel-opment, Clinical Sciences R&D (CSRD) I01 CX002015NEI NIH HHS P30 EY014801NEI NIH HHS R01 EY026174NEI NIH HHS R01EY026174NEI NIH HHS R61 EY032468NEI NIH HHS R61EY032468NIH Center Core Grant P30EY014801Rehabilitation R&D (RRD) I21 RX003883Research to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted Grant GR004596RRD VA I21 RX003883
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To examine associations between the pyridostigmine bromide (PB) pill and/or pesticide exposure during the 1990-1991 Gulf War (GW) and eye findings years after deployment. A cross-sectional study of South Florida veterans who were deployed on active duty during the GW Era (GWE). Information on GW exposures and ocular surface symptoms were collected via standardized questionnaires and an ocular surface examination was performed. Participants underwent spectral domain-ocular coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging that included retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer (GCL), and macular maps. We examined for differences in eye findings between individuals exposed versus not exposed to PB pills or pesticides during service. A total of 40.7% (n = 44) of individuals reported exposure to PB pills and 41.7% (n = 45) to pesticides; additionally, 24 reported exposure to both in the GW arena. Demographics were comparable across groups. Individuals exposed to PB pills reported higher dry eye (DE) symptoms scores (the 5-Item Dry Eye Questionnaire, DEQ-5: 9.3 ± 5.3 vs. 7.3 ± 4.7,

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dry eyedry eye symptomsGulf War Illnessmacular thicknessocular coherence tomographyPB pillspesticidespyridostigmine bromide

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PMID36983407
PMCPMC10059791
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