Indoor environmental pollution and eye health: Pathogenic mechanisms and prevention and control measures

Most people today spend a significant amount of time indoors. In addition to indoor pollutants, outdoor pollutants can also enter indoor spaces through human activities or air currents. As a critical category of environmental pollution, indoor pollutants pose serious risks to human health. Indoor po...

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Main Authors: Mei XIONG, Hai LIU, Ji YANG, Zhaolai GUO, Jingya LI, Yabo BAO, Ping XIANG
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Published: Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public Health 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.zgggws.com/article/doi/10.11847/zgggws1145913
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Hai LIU
Ji YANG
Zhaolai GUO
Jingya LI
Yabo BAO
Ping XIANG
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description Most people today spend a significant amount of time indoors. In addition to indoor pollutants, outdoor pollutants can also enter indoor spaces through human activities or air currents. As a critical category of environmental pollution, indoor pollutants pose serious risks to human health. Indoor pollutants vary widely and include particulate matter, dust, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Prolonged exposure to these pollutants can cause tear film abnormalities, keratitis, nonspecific or allergic conjunctivitis, and even retinal damage. This article examines the relationship between indoor pollutants and ocular damage by reviewing reports on pollutants and eye diseases in databases such as PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). It further analyzes the specific effects of various indoor pollutants on ocular tissues (e.g., tear film, cornea, conjunctiva, lens, and retina), summarizes their potential hazards and toxic mechanisms, and suggests effective strategies to mitigate the risks of ocular exposure.
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spelling doaj-art-6f0973052a9f424f92d86b5b6a48ddfc2025-08-20T03:49:51ZzhoEditorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public HealthZhongguo gonggong weisheng1001-05802025-05-0141562763510.11847/zgggws11459131145913Indoor environmental pollution and eye health: Pathogenic mechanisms and prevention and control measuresMei XIONG0Hai LIU1Ji YANG2Zhaolai GUO3Jingya LI4Yabo BAO5Ping XIANG6School of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 6502243, ChinaAffiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Eye Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, ChinaAffiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Eye Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 6502243, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 6502243, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 6502243, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 6502243, ChinaMost people today spend a significant amount of time indoors. In addition to indoor pollutants, outdoor pollutants can also enter indoor spaces through human activities or air currents. As a critical category of environmental pollution, indoor pollutants pose serious risks to human health. Indoor pollutants vary widely and include particulate matter, dust, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Prolonged exposure to these pollutants can cause tear film abnormalities, keratitis, nonspecific or allergic conjunctivitis, and even retinal damage. This article examines the relationship between indoor pollutants and ocular damage by reviewing reports on pollutants and eye diseases in databases such as PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). It further analyzes the specific effects of various indoor pollutants on ocular tissues (e.g., tear film, cornea, conjunctiva, lens, and retina), summarizes their potential hazards and toxic mechanisms, and suggests effective strategies to mitigate the risks of ocular exposure.https://www.zgggws.com/article/doi/10.11847/zgggws1145913indoor air pollutantseye healthkeratitisconjunctivitiscataractretinal degeneration
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Indoor environmental pollution and eye health: Pathogenic mechanisms and prevention and control measures
Zhongguo gonggong weisheng
indoor air pollutants
eye health
keratitis
conjunctivitis
cataract
retinal degeneration
title Indoor environmental pollution and eye health: Pathogenic mechanisms and prevention and control measures
title_full Indoor environmental pollution and eye health: Pathogenic mechanisms and prevention and control measures
title_fullStr Indoor environmental pollution and eye health: Pathogenic mechanisms and prevention and control measures
title_full_unstemmed Indoor environmental pollution and eye health: Pathogenic mechanisms and prevention and control measures
title_short Indoor environmental pollution and eye health: Pathogenic mechanisms and prevention and control measures
title_sort indoor environmental pollution and eye health pathogenic mechanisms and prevention and control measures
topic indoor air pollutants
eye health
keratitis
conjunctivitis
cataract
retinal degeneration
url https://www.zgggws.com/article/doi/10.11847/zgggws1145913
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