ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2025
The Impact of Air Temperature and Pollution on Admissions for Acute Ophthalmic Inflammation at the Emergency Eye Department in Katowice, Poland, from 2011 to 2023.
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- Chronic ambient air pollution and the incidence of blepharitis and blepharoconjunctivitis: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- 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
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Abstract
Purpose: To determine if significant correlations occur between recorded values for a) annual temperature, b) air pollution levels, and the prevalence of acute ophthalmic inflammation among patients attending an eye emergency department in an urban setting between 2011 and 2023. Patients and Methods: A data bank of cases that attended an eye emergency unit (Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland) between 1/1/2011 and 31/12/2023 was accessed. Cases were classified into inflammatory or noninflammatory ophthalmic groups. The former were then subdivided into subgroups for blepharitis, orbital inflammation, lacrimal system inflammation, conjunctivitis, scleritis, keratitis, uveitis with retinitis, endophthalmitis, and optic neuritis. Data on local temperatures and air pollution levels were obtained from available official publications. Results: Reporting key results (p < 0.05).Total attending the emergency unit increased from 8,172 to 14,261 (8854 during pandemic lockdown in 2020), prevalence of all acute ophthalmic inflammation (y) decreased from 64.70% to 55.40% and prevalence of conjunctivitis within this group decreased from 53.96% to 36.23%.Annual average (±SD) temperature (x, °C) in Silesia increased from 8.33°C (±9.18°) in 2010 to 10.64°C (±6.83°C) in 2020 (paired Conclusion: Air pollutants and temperature are linked to the prevalence of certain acute ophthalmic inflammations. Some correlations are negative suggesting some protection against the development of certain conditions. However, negative correlational effects do not necessarily imply negative causal effects.
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