The Influence of Air Pollution on Children's Eye

An intensive man-made emission is typical for a modern world. Air pollution has a great impact on public health. Children are the most vulnerable to the influence of unfavorable environmental factors that affect different organs and systems. Not only physical, but also mental health is affected. There are little data on the impact of environmental pollution on the eye diseases in children available. When analyzing the eye diseases in children living in unfavorable environment, functional and organic changes of visual system were found as an evidence of negative role of air pollution. Microcirculation and metabolism impairments affecting the characteristics of the sclera can occur. The influence of man-made pollution on children’s eye may be indirect and cause different eye diseases including development of refractive vision defect.