The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is Australia's leading funding
body for health and medical research. The NHMRC also provides the government, health …

Purpose.: To assess the association of dietary carbohydrate intake and dietary glycemic
index (GI), and risk of age-related cataract (ARC), and quantitatively estimate their dose …

Background Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment in the
world and in China. However, data on the prevalence of cataract based on standardized …

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the relationships between body mass index, waist circumference,
waist-to-hip ratio, physical activity and the risk of type 2 diabetes in a French elderly …

Purpose To explore the relationship of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components
with age-related cataract in a representative Korean population. Methods We analyzed the …

Purpose: To assess the associations between fasting blood glucose and the long‐term
incidence and progression of cataract. Methods: A total of 3654 persons aged 49+ years …

Steroid-induced cataracts (SIC) are defined as cataracts associated with the administration
of corticosteroids. Long-term glucocorticoid treatment for inflammatory diseases reportedly …

Higher exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UV‐R) is associated with greater prevalence of eye
disease such as cataracts. We hypothesize that the variation in the intensity of UV‐R can …

Background Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Many observational
studies assessed the relationship between postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy …

PURPOSE: To quantify the eye disease-specific impact of unilateral and bilateral vision
impairment (VI) on vision-specific functioning (VF). DESIGN: The Singapore Indian Eye …