Dietary glycemic assessment and type of lens opacity in patients with age-related cataract

Autor: Eduardo Ferrari Marback, Igor Barbosa Mendes, Nívea Almeida Casé, Emily David Brandão, Clarissa Simon Factum, Raquel Rocha, Juliete Santos Cortez
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
ISSN: 1758-5996
DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-7-s1-a225
Popis: Materials and methods This was an exploratory cross-sectional study, carried out at the Outpatient Clinics of Nutrition and Ophthalmology at the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil. Seventy eight patients, of both genders, with age-related cataract, participated. All patients underwent nutritional, clinical and ophthalmological assessment. Type of lens opacity was determined following Lens Opacity Classification System – LOCS III – criteria. Clinical data regarding fasting glucose, diabetes diagnosis and hypertension were collected from medical records. Participants answered two
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