A case control study was conducted in North Carolina to explore the relation between
individual exposure to sunlight and the risk of cataracts. One hundred thirteen cases and …

This study explores the association between sunlight exposure and senile cataract, taking
into account such individual differences as skin sensitivity to sunlight and the use of sun …

Abstract Hiller, R.(National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20205), RD Sperduto and F.
Ederer. Epidemiologic associations with cataract in the 1971–1972 National Health and …

OBJECTIVES. Exposure to sunlight may be a risk factor for the development of cataract. The
relationships between exposure to sunlight and to the ultraviolet-B (UVB) component of light …

Cataract prevalence data from two large US sources were divided according to small
geographic areas for which average annual sunlight hours were determined from a map …

Leisure time sunlight exposure is a small or insignificant portion of total sunlight exposure
experienced by most people at high risk for cataract. Few studies have been undertaken to …

Context.—Exposure to UV-B radiation in sunlight has been shown to increase the risk of
cataract formation in high-risk occupational groups, but risk to the population has not been …

Study design Three main types of study design have been used to examine UVB and
cataract: geographical correlation studies, cross-sectional prevalence studies, and case …

To investigate the relation of ultraviolet radiation and cataract formation, we undertook an
epidemiologc survey of 838 watermen (mean age, 53 years) who worked on Chesapeake …

Abstract Hiller, R.(National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892), HD Sperduto, and F. Ederer.
Epidemiologic associations with nuclear, cortical, and posterior subcap sular cataracts. Am J …