title: On the plausible association between environmental conditions and human eye damage.
abstract: The increase in solar ultraviolet radiation can have various direct and indirect effects on human health, like the incidence of ocular damage. Data of eye damage in residents of three suburban regions in Greece and in two groups of monks/nuns and fishermen are examined here. The statistics performed on these data provides new information about the plausible association between increased levels of solar ultraviolet radiation, air-pollution at ground level, and the development of ocular defects.
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Feretis
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theodorakopoulos
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Varotsos
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Efstathiou
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tzanis
authors.forename: Tzina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xirou
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alexandridou
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aggelou
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005398:Fisheries; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D012067:Religion; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants