Relationship between severe cold weather and intraocular pressure?
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@member_31

Is there any relation between severe cold weather and IOP?

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David 370
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There have been some studies done on weather and IOP. There is also suggestion that sunlight time affects IOP and this additionally calls into play the pineal gland and melatonin:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4979830/
Seasonal changes of 24-hour intraocular pressure rhythm in healthy Shanghai population
Aug 2016

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589419620303057
Seasonal Fluctuation in Intraocular Pressure and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
November 2020

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