| Population based Study of Risk Factors and Environmental Factors Contributing to Cataractogenesis. |
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Kyung Hwan Shyn, Nae Sun Hong, Sang Ki Ahn, Jae Chan Kim, Jin Hak Lee, Byung Heon Ahn, Man Soo Kim, Se Hyun Ro, Joon Kyung Song |
1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Korea.
2Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
3Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Korea.
4Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College, Korea.
5Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Korea.
6Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Kyung Sang University, Korea. |
| 노인성 백내장의 위험인자 및 환경요소에 대한 역학적 연구 : 인구를 기초로 한 역학 조사 |
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안상기(Sang Ki Ahn),김만수(Man Soo Kim),이진학(Jin Hak Lee),김재찬(Jae Chan Kim),신경환(Kyung Hwan Shyn),안병헌(Byung Heon Ahn),홍내선(Nae Sun Hong),노세현(Se Hyun Ro),송준경(Joon Kyung Song) |
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| Abstract |
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To evaluate the prevalence and related risk factors of the senile cataract, we performed epidemiologic study in two different geographic area with population based study in the group of 40 years or more old subjects. The results of this study are as follow. The prevalence rate of senile cataract was 32.8% in mountainous area (Chung Won) and 43.3% in rural area (Mun Kyung). The prevalence rate in both area had strong tendency to increase according to age, especially after 7th decade. But there was no clear relationship between male and female. In geographic characterisitic, annual sunshine time was longer, but cloud cover was lesser in Mun Kyung. Also related risk factors of senile cataract were smoking, low education level and poor health status. The cataract was more common in patients with diabetes, hypertension and arthritis. And long term use of steroids, antihypertensive drugs and analgesics for arthritis were risk factors for the cataractogenesis. But alchol consumption and number of pregnacny were not contributing to cataractogenesis. As a result, the senile cataract has mulifactorial factors and its process is complex phenomenon which is still partially known. |
| Key Words:
Complex phenomenon;Cataractogenesis population based study;Risk factors;Senile cataract |
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