Lifestyle Modify Optic Nerve Injury in Mendelian Randomization
Maobin Zhou, Yanyu Shangguan, Xiaodong Liu, Yaying Sun · 2025
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Description
Maobin Zhou and colleagues published a 2025 genetics study on lifestyle and optic nerve damage. The optic nerve carries vision signals to the brain. Its damage causes permanent sight loss. The team used genetic data as a natural experiment. This method tests cause better than simple observation.
Leisure screen time raised glaucoma risk in their analysis. Moderate to vigorous activity lowered the risk. The links held after adjusting for other factors. Those factors included weight, smoking, and blood sugar. Gene pathway analysis added supporting detail. The authors are careful: genetics suggests, but does not prove, daily-life effects. Still, activity looks protective for the nerve.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Maobin Zhou, Yanyu Shangguan, Xiaodong Liu, Yaying Sun |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |