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Review
. 2021 Aug 11;1(1):100001.
doi: 10.1016/j.aopr.2021.100001. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Research advances in pathogenic mechanisms underlying air pollution-induced ocular surface diseases

Fan Song  1   2 , Shengjie Hao  1   2 , Yuzhou Gu  1   2 , Ke Yao  1   2 , Qiuli Fu  1   2
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Review

Research advances in pathogenic mechanisms underlying air pollution-induced ocular surface diseases

Fan Song et al. Adv Ophthalmol Pract Res. .

Abstract

Background: The harmful effect of aerial fine particulate matter（PM2.5）has been a serious public health issue and has attracted worldwide attention, especially in developing countries.

Main text: Numerous previous clinical and experimental studies have demonstrated that PM2.5 has a clear pathogenic effect on diseases related to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Recent researches have pointed out that PM2.5 plays a pivotal role in the occurrence and progression of ocular surface diseases. The current studies have shown that PM2.5 may promote the appearance of conjunctivitis, keratitis, blepharitis, dry eye, meibomian gland dysfunction（MGD） and other ocular surface diseases through regulating a series of mechanisms such as inflammation, immune reaction, oxidative stress, autophagy, cell migration, and epigenetics.

Conclusions: This review aims to summarize the current research progress on the pathogenic mechanism of PM2.5-related ocular surface diseases.

Keywords: Air pollutuion; Mechanism; Ocular surface diseases; PM2.5.

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