Outdoor and indoor air pollutants may contribute to the development of eye disease, according to a review published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
“Outdoor and indoor air pollution is derived from different sources and can cause different eye diseases,” Chia-Ching Lin, of the department of ophthalmology at Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Taiwan, and colleagues wrote. “Ocular surface irrigation, conjunctivitis and dry eye disease are the most direct results of air pollution. However, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress and