ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2024
Association Between Particulate Matter Pollutants and Ophthalmology Visits for Ocular Surface Irritation and Allergy.
Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- PM 2.5 suppresses IL-8-mediated epithelial migration of human conjunctival epithelial cells.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2026Article
- Environmental Drivers of Dry Eye Disease: A Narrative Review of Pollutants, Climate, and Indoor Exposures with Practice Recommendations.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Review
- Models Estimating the Effects of Changes in the Concentration of Specific Climatic Pollutants and Temperature on the Prevalence of Acute Ophthalmic Inflammatory Conditions: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Decoding Allergic Conjunctivitis: Latest Perspectives on Etiological Drivers and Immunopathological Mechanisms.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2025Review
- Influencing of coal industry related airborne particulate matter on ocular surface tear film injury and inflammatory factor expression in Sprague-Dawley rats.Open life sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The World Health Organization has declared climate change to be "the single biggest health threat facing humanity", yet there are limited studies on the impact of climate change-related air pollution on ocular health. Objective: To explore associations between ocular surface irritation and allergy-related daily outpatient office visits with daily ambient particulate matter (PM) levels in the Denver Metropolitan Area. Methods: Daily visit counts of ophthalmology outpatient offices were obtained from an academic health center (October 1 Results: There were 144,313 ocular surface irritation and allergy visits to ophthalmic clinics during the study period. Daily visit counts increased with increasing daily ambient PM Conclusion: This study found that ambient PM increased the rate of ophthalmology visits due to ocular surface irritation and allergies. Most importantly, this association increased in magnitude with higher ambient PM concentrations. Additional studies are required to fully understand the effects of climate change-related stressors on ocular health.
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