How ophthalmologists can decarbonize eye care: a review of existing sustainability strategies and steps ophthalmologists can take

B Sherry, S Lee, MDLAR Cadena, G Laynor, SR Patel… - Ophthalmology, 2023 - Elsevier
Topic Understanding approaches to sustainability in cataract surgery and their risks and
benefits. Clinical Relevance In the United States, health care is responsible for …

Rapid rise in premature mortality due to anthropogenic air pollution in fast-growing tropical cities from 2005 to 2018

K Vohra, EA Marais, WJ Bloss, J Schwartz… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Tropical cities are experiencing rapid growth but lack routine air pollution monitoring to
develop prescient air quality policies. Here, we conduct targeted sampling of recent (2000s …

Air quality, pollution and sustainability trends in South Asia: a population-based study

S Abdul Jabbar, L Tul Qadar, S Ghafoor… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Worsening air quality and pollution lead to numerous environmental health and
sustainability issues in the South Asia region. This study analyzes India, Nepal, Bangladesh …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient air pollution and age-related eye disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Grant, G Leung, EE Freeman - … Ophthalmology & Visual …, 2022 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To compare the burden of age-related eye diseases among adults exposed to
higher versus lower levels of ambient air pollutants. Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and …

Association of long-term ozone air pollution and age-related macular degeneration in older Chinese population

H Jia, Y Guo, H Luo, X Meng, L Zhang, K Yu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of legal
blindness. It remains unclear whether and to what extent the ambient ozone pollution could …

Regulation of oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in human retinal pigment epithelial cells

N Harju - 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease, which causes impaired vision
that can lead to blindness. The incidence of AMD increases with age. Retinal pigment …

The association between long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and glaucoma: a nation-wide epidemiological study among Chinese adults

X Yang, Z Yang, Y Liu, X Chen, B Yao, F Liang… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background A growing body of evidence has confirmed the association between fine
particulate matter (PM 2.5) and ocular diseases, but little is known on the effect of long-term …

Long-Term Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 and Age-Related Cataracts among Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Evidence from Two National Cohort Studies

X Li, J Xie, J Xu, L Deng, G Cao, S Huang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cataract is one key cause of visual disability and blindness. Ambient particulate matter is
more likely to increase cataract risk due to eye continuous exposure to the environment …

Shared whole environmental etiology between Alzheimer's disease and age-related macular degeneration

S Ye, S Ma, S Liu, Y Huang, D Li, M Li, T Su, J Luo… - npj Aging, 2024 - nature.com
The comorbidity of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
has been established in clinical and genetic studies. There is growing interest in …

[HTML][HTML] Use of unclean cooking fuels and visual impairment of older adults in India: a nationally representative population-based study

S Islam, AK Upadhyay, SK Mohanty… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite widespread use of unclean cooking fuels (UCF) in India, evidence from nationally
representative data on its association with visual impairment was lacking. We used a …