4.1 years ago

anonymous FitEyes member ♦ 1.1k

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Is there any relation between severe cold weather and IOP?

4.1 years ago

David 380

@davidventureconconau

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