The outdoor environment affects retinal and choroidal thickness.
Linjiang LouLisa A OstrinPublished in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2023)
Spending 2 h outdoors under high-intensity sunlight resulted in an unexpected thinning of the choroid, which recovered post-exposure. Retinal thickness showed different responses to the outdoor and indoor environments and was sensitive to the duration of exposure.