Environmental Pollutants Exposure and Human Eye Health

Dear Colleagues,

The human eye, especially with respect to the ocular surface, is highly susceptible to damage by air pollution. Continued daily exposure to contaminants has been associated with increasing risks of corneal injury, dry eye, pterygium, and allergic conjunctivitis, as well as other eye diseases. However, the underlying mechanism and associated contaminants have not been elucidated. This section invites the submission of manuscripts that report novel and high-impact investigations into the effects of toxic chemicals on the human eye, including but not limited to studies investigating pollution characteristics in air or indoor environments, health risk assessments of emerging or legacy contaminants on human eyes, studies exploring toxic effects of chemicals on eyes, and studies elucidating underlying mechanisms of pollutants on eyes including human tissues, cell lines, or animal models. Reviews and viewpoint papers are also an integral part of this section.

The scope of the discussion includes the following: (1) identifying potential contaminants in the environment on eye diseases; (2) elucidating exposure pathways and doses of contaminants on human eyes; (3) assessing the health risk of contaminants on human eyes; (3) exploring toxic mechanisms of emerging or legacy contaminants on eyes in human tissues and cells, as well as animal models.

Prof. Dr. Ping Xiang
Prof. Dr. Qinxiang Zheng
Dr. Kunchao Wu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Toxics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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