Stahl, Matthew H. Kumar, Alexander Lambert, Robert Stroud, Michael Macleod, David Bastawrous, Andrew Peto, Tunde Burton, Matthew J. 2018-06-25 In 2013 five polar explorers attempted to complete the first Trans-Antarctic Winter Traverse (TAWT). This study presents the ophthalmological findings for this group, who overwintered in Antarctica as part of the White Mars Human Science Protocol. Antarctic crews are exposed to extreme cold, chronic hypoxia and altered day-night cycles. Previous studies of Antarctic explorers have focused on the prolonged effect of ultraviolet radiation including the development of ultraviolet keratitis and accelerated cataract formation. This is the first study of its kind to investigate the effect of overwintering in Antarctica on the human eye. application/pdf https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/307085 https://folia.unifr.ch/documents/307085/files/kum_ays.pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1186/s12886-018-0816-0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess License undefined BMC Ophthalmology. - 2018, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 149 info:eu-repo/classification/udc/57 Antarctica eye study: a prospective study of the effects of overwintering on ocular parameters and visual function http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501