Carlos Sevillano Torrado1, Eloy Viso2, Santiago Moreira3, María José Blanco4, Francisco Gude5. 1. Ophthalmology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, seviojos@hotmail.com. 2. Ophthalmology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain. 3. Computational Mathematics, IDENER, Seville, Spain. 4. Ophthalmology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. 5. Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and solar radiation in northwestern Spain. METHODS: All RRD cases in Pontevedra from 2008 and 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. Climatological data from 4 weather stations in the area were collected. The association between RRD incidence and solar radiation was investigated. RESULTS: A total of 256 RRD cases were identified. There was a seasonal variation in the incidence of RRD with a maximum number of incident cases observed in June and July and a minimum number of cases observed in January and December. An association was found between RRD incidence and solar radiation both monthly (p = 0.004) and bimonthly (p = 0.057). The right eye was more frequently affected than the left eye (p = 0.035). RD cases other than rhegmatogenous showed neither seasonality nor association with radiation. CONCLUSIONS: Solar radiation may play a role in RRD genesis in our area. Laterality could be related to the amount of radiation reaching each eye.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and solar radiation in northwestern Spain. METHODS: All RRD cases in Pontevedra from 2008 and 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. Climatological data from 4 weather stations in the area were collected. The association between RRD incidence and solar radiation was investigated. RESULTS: A total of 256 RRD cases were identified. There was a seasonal variation in the incidence of RRD with a maximum number of incident cases observed in June and July and a minimum number of cases observed in January and December. An association was found between RRD incidence and solar radiation both monthly (p = 0.004) and bimonthly (p = 0.057). The right eye was more frequently affected than the left eye (p = 0.035). RD cases other than rhegmatogenous showed neither seasonality nor association with radiation. CONCLUSIONS: Solar radiation may play a role in RRD genesis in our area. Laterality could be related to the amount of radiation reaching each eye.
Authors: Carlos Sevillano; Eloy Viso; Santiago Moreira-Martínez; María José Blanco; Alberto Parafita-Fernández; Marta Sampil; Francisco Gude Journal: Eye (Lond) Date: 2021-01-08 Impact factor: 3.775