The aim of our study was to estimate regional and global cataract prevalence, its prevalence
in different age groups, and the determinants of heterogeneity and its prevalence. For that …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for
age-related cataracts in a metropolitan elderly Chinese population in Shihpai, Taipei …

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 determine the prevalence of age-related cataract and its ancestral and
socioeconomic risk factors in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Design Population-based …

Aim: To determine risk factors for lens opacities and age related cataract in an older rural
population of southern India. Methods: A cross sectional population based study of 5150 …

Purpose: Changes in lens may reflect the status of systemic health of human beings but the
supporting evidences are not well summarized yet. We aimed to determine the relationship …

Purpose Changes in lens may reflect the status of systemic health of human beings but the
supporting evidences are not well summarized yet. We aimed to determine the relationship …

Background Cataract is a major cause of visual impairment worldwide. There is a paucity of
prevalence studies from Sweden. Therefore, we report the prevalence of cataract and its risk …

PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence of cataract in older people in 2 areas of north and
south India. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: Randomly …

• In a hospital-based case-control study of 1441 patients with age-related cataracts and 549
controls, we studied associations between types of cataract—nuclear, cortical, posterior …