Open AccessMyopia and Exposure to Organophosphate and Pyrethroid Pesticides in the General United States Population
Author(s) -
Vincent Migneron-Foisy,
Maryse F. Bouchard,
Ellen E. Freeman,
Dave SaintAmour
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.16-20493
Subject(s) - pyrethroid , organophosphate , pesticide , environmental health , toxicology , medicine , biology , agronomy
Previous research suggests that exposure to pesticides might be associated with human myopia, although data were obtained only from highly exposed individuals. The present study aimed to assess whether exposure to organophosphates and pyrethroids in the United States general population was associated with the prevalence of myopia.
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