The National Women’s Health Resource Center has named the top 100 dry eye hot spots in the United States based on information compiled from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climatic Data Center and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Factors used in the selection process included temperatures, humidity, wind, altitude, pollutants and ocular allergens.
The top 20 U.S. cities named as dry eye hot spots are:
| 1. Las Vegas, Nevada 2. Lubbock, Texas* 2. El Paso, Texas* 4. Midland/Odessa, Texas 5. Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 6. Atlanta, Georgia 7. Salt Lake City, Utah 8. Phoenix, Arizona 9. Amarillo, Texas 10. Honolulu, Hawaii |
11. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 12. Albuquerque, New Mexico 13. Tucson, Arizona 14. Norfolk, Virginia 15. Newark, New Jersey 16. Boston, Massachusetts 17. Denver, Colorado 18. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 19. Bakersfield, California* 19. Wichita, Kansas* |
*Cities were tied for these spots.
