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Corneal Disease And Air Pollution Levels In Detroit: Preliminary Results And Future Directions, Sachin Ketkar, Matthew Silbergleit, Vaama Patel
Corneal Disease And Air Pollution Levels In Detroit: Preliminary Results And Future Directions, Sachin Ketkar, Matthew Silbergleit, Vaama Patel
Medical Student Research Symposium
Purpose: To determine if Detroit zip codes with elevated air pollution levels demonstrate increased incidence of corneal disease.
Background: 82 million people in the United States live in counties with air quality concentrations above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Air pollution’s detrimental effects on an individual’s health has been well documented. Much of this research has focused on the pulmonary system. The eye, another mucous membrane exposed to the external environment, has been largely ignored
Methods: After an initial literature review of similar studies, 14 corneal diseases and 5 pollutants were selected to be evaluated. Kresge Eye Institute’s patient …