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Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 12/2020

01-12-2020 | COVID-19 | Editorial

Pandemics, climate change, and the eye

Authors: Sophia El Hamichi, Aaron Gold, Timothy G. Murray, Veronica Kon Graversen

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 12/2020

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Global climate change is primarily a sequel of human’s impact on the planet. More than 150 years ago, Marsh recognized and praised the benefits of the interaction between man and nature. However, he was also the first to severely criticize their relationship, suggesting that further abuse by humans could result in the extinction of the species. This exploitation of Earth’s resources led Nobel Prize laureate Paul Crutzen to coin a new term: “Anthropocene” or “The Age of Man” [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Pandemics, climate change, and the eye
Authors
Sophia El Hamichi
Aaron Gold
Timothy G. Murray
Veronica Kon Graversen
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 12/2020
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-020-04947-7

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