Traffic-related air pollution and spectacles use in schoolchildren.

Payam DadvandMark J NieuwenhuijsenXavier BasagañaMar Alvarez-PedrerolAlbert Dalmau-BuenoMarta CirachIoar RivasBert BrunekreefXavier QuerolIan G MorganJordi Sunyer

Published in: PloS one (2017)

We observed increased risk of spectacles use associated with exposure to traffic-related air pollution. These findings require further confirmation by future studies applying more refined outcome measures such as quantified visual acuity and separating different types of refractive errors.

Keyphrases

air pollution
particulate matter
lung function
current status
patient safety
adverse drug
drug induced
case control
quality improvement