Study: Temperature, Elevation and Sunlight Linked to Glaucoma

A new study finds exfoliation syndrome, an eye condition that can lead to glaucoma, is influenced by geographic factors such as ambient temperature, elevation and sunlight exposure, according to a Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary news release.

In a study in the Archives of Ophthalmology, researchers at Mass Eye and Ear assessed the risk of exfoliation syndrome by geographic latitude tier in the continental United States and assigned state-level climatic data according to patients' residential location.

Covering 626,901 eye care recipients, they found lower ambient temperature interacts with increased solar exposure to increase risk of exfoliation syndrome.

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