Prevalence and risk factors for age-related cataract in Sweden.
CONCLUSION: Nearly one-third of the sample were estimated to have lens opacities, or had undergone cataract surgery, making cataract a frequent disorder of older age. The study provided further evidence that increasing age, female gender, and myopia are associated with cataract.
PMID: 32757792 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences - Category: General Medicine Authors: Hugosson M, Ekström C Tags: Ups J Med Sci Source Type: research
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