Higher ozone, lower humidity levels associated with dry eye

Lower humidity and higher ozone levels were associated with dry eye disease in a South Korean population, according to Sung Ha Hwang, MD, and colleagues.The researchers reported in JAMA Ophthalmology that they collected air pollution measurements, such as mean annual humidity, particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter, ozone and nitrogen dioxide levels from 283 national monitoring stations in South Korea.

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