Children who are more physically fit than their peers experience reduced risk for allergic conjunctivitis, according to a study presented at American Academy of Ophthalmology 2022.
But poor air quality may mitigate some of the advantages of going outside to play, Tsai-Chu Yeh, MD, of Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Chiao Tung University in Taipei City, Taiwan, and colleagues wrote in the study.
“The rising prevalence of allergic diseases, particularly in the pediatric population, is a serious global public health concern,” Yeh said in a press release.
“Although