Association of Ambient Air Pollution Exposure With Incident Glaucoma: 12-Year Evidence From the UK Biobank Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Despite growing concerns about air quality and its impact on ocular health, there remains a knowledge gap regarding the long-term association between air pollution and glaucoma risk. This study investigates the relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of glaucoma.

Methods

In this prospective study, we used land use regression models to estimate levels of various air pollutants, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), PM2.5 absorbance, PM2.5-10, PM10, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Incidents of glaucoma were ascertained through routinely collected hospital admission records. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the associat

SUBMITTER: Sun Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11488522 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature