Cataract, opacification of the lens, is one of the commonest causes of loss of useful vision,
with an estimated 16 million people worldwide affected. Several risk factors have been …

Background Cataract is the second leading cause of visual impairment and the first of
blindness globally. However, for the most populous country, China, much remains to be …

Purpose To estimate the incidence of cataract surgery in a defined population and to
determine longitudinal cataract surgery patterns. Setting Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota …

Context Visual impairment is a known risk factor for fractures. Little is known about the
association of cataract surgery with fracture risk. Objective To determine the association of …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery worldwide and to
compare it with the cost-effectiveness of comparable medical interventions. DESIGN: Meta …

Aims: To quantify the total economic costs of vision loss in Australia. Methods: Prevalence
data of visual impairment, unpublished data on indirect costs, and national healthcare cost …

Objective: first eye cataract surgery reduces the risk of falling. Most cataracts in elderly
people are bilateral. Some binocular functions (eg stereopsis) are associated with falls. We …

Objective To assess the 2012 cost utility of cataract surgery in the United States and to
compare 2012 cost-utility data with those from 2000. Design Value-Based Medicine …

Background The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) showed a beneficial
effect of 6.5 years of intensive glycemic control on retinopathy in patients with type 1 …

Background To estimate global and regional trends from 2000 to 2020 of the number of
persons visually impaired by cataract and their proportion of the total number of vision …