Spring daylight saving time transition

Spring daylight saving time transition has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: 1 observational study in people; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, Jun 26, 2026: “Daylight saving time transition and new-onset retinal vascular disease: a nationwide cohort study”.

Exposure

1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated

See all 1 papers on spring daylight saving time transition

At a glance

The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.

“There was higher risk of PDR (1.34 [1.19-1.50], P<0.0001) and nvAMD (1.24 [1.03-1.50], P = 0.015) in the month following spring DST transition.”
Daylight saving time transition and new-onset retinal vascular disease: a nationwide cohort studyScientific reports2026doi:10.1038/s41598-026-55281-7

None of its findings points the other way.

Humans: a single group. Cells, worms or flies and mice: nothing yet.
  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: Research to Prevent Blindness
  • Humans1

What is spring daylight saving time transition linked with?

2

Studies link spring daylight saving time transition with 2 measures: neovascular age-related macular degeneration and proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Neovascular age-related macular degeneration

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Spring daylight saving time transition is linked with a higher risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration in humans (compared with summer control) (aHR 1.24, 98.75% CI 1.03-1.50).

    “There was higher risk of PDR (1.34 [1.19-1.50], P<0.0001) and nvAMD (1.24 [1.03-1.50], P = 0.015) in the month following spring DST transition.”

    Humanscompared with summer controlone-month

    Daylight saving time transition and new-onset retinal vascular disease: a nationwide cohort study

    Scientific reports

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Proliferative diabetic retinopathy

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Spring daylight saving time transition is linked with a higher risk of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in humans (compared with summer control) (aHR 1.34, 98.75% CI 1.19-1.50).

    “There was higher risk of PDR (1.34 [1.19-1.50], P<0.0001) and nvAMD (1.24 [1.03-1.50], P = 0.015) in the month following spring DST transition.”

    Humanscompared with summer controlone-month

    Daylight saving time transition and new-onset retinal vascular disease: a nationwide cohort study

    Scientific reports

More on Proliferative diabetic retinopathy

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