Age-related cataract - Prevalence, epidemiological pattern and emerging risk factors in a cross-sectional study from Central India

Autor: Deepayan Sarkar, Ria Sharma, Priti Singh, Vidhya Verma, Samendra Karkhur, Sunil Verma, Deepak Soni, Bhavana Sharma
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 71, Iss 5, Pp 1905-1912 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0301-4738
1998-3689
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2020_22
Popis: Purpose: To study the epidemiological pattern, prevalence, types, and correlates of age-related cataracts in a tertiary care center in central India. Methods: This hospital-based single-center cross-sectional study was conducted on 2,621 patients diagnosed with cataracts for 3 years. Data pertaining to demography, socio-economic profile, cataract grading, cataract types, and associated risk factors were evaluated. Statistical analysis using unadjusted odds ratio (OR) and multivariate logistic regression was performed, with P-value
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