title: Climate and season: the effects on ophthalmic diseases.
abstract: Seasonal changes and climate have a significant impact on human health. Diseases influenced by temperature and climate conditions are likely to undergo dynamic pattern shifts with consequent impact on human health. A number of infectious and non-infectious ophthalmic diseases are influenced by temperature and seasonality. Awareness of this is important from public and global health perspective in addition to resource allocation strategies. We examine the evidence for a seasonal pattern to ophthalmic diseases and assess the possible impact of climate change.
authors.affiliation: University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Ayub
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qassim
authors.affiliation: University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Mthulisi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viki
authors.affiliation: University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.|South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Soo Khai
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Lung Research, Hanson Institute and Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.|Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Hubertus
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jersmann
authors.affiliation: University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.|South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Casson
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D012621:Seasons
keywords: climate change; ophthalmic disease; pattern; prevalence; seasonal variation