title: Acute angle-closed glaucoma and meteorological factors in Split, Croatia.
abstract: This study is a retrospective analysis of medical findings of patients treated at the Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital Split, Croatia in the period of 1995-1999. Seventy-three cases of acute closed-angle glaucoma were analyzed and compared in relation to the meteorological factors--hours of sunshine, air temperature and atmospheric pressure. No significant statistical correlation was found between the development of acute closed-angle glaucoma and air temperature, atmospheric pressure and mean sunshine hours in all months, except in November (z = 2.1; p = 0.03). The mean daily sunshine hours on the day of the acute closed-angle glaucoma onset were found to be lower than the mean monthly sunshine hours. An increased incidence of acute closed-angle glaucoma was found in the the winter months (chi 2 = 14.4; p < 0.01). Seasonal variations of the incidence of acute closed-angle glaucoma in Split cannot be directly attributed to the meteorological factors, although the correlation between acute glaucoma and sunshine seems to have a slightly inverse ratio.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Hospital Split, Department of Ophthalmology, Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bojić
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vojniković
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karelović
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jukić-Lesina
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008685:Meteorological Concepts; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons