Cataract surgery in older women associated with decreased risk of death

(The JAMA Network Journals) In older women with cataracts in the Women's Health Initiative, cataract surgery was associated with a lower risk for overall and cause-specific death, although whether this association is explained by the intervention of cataract surgery is unclear, according to a study published by JAMA Ophthalmology.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/tjnj-csi102417.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 26, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news