A considerably high number of outdoor workers worldwide are constantly exposed for the
majority of their working life to solar radiation (SR); this exposure is known to induce various …

Age is by far the biggest risk factor for cataract, and it is sometimes assumed that cataract is
simply an amplification of this aging process. This appears not to be the case, since the lens …

Goal: Cataracts are a clouding of the lens and the leading cause of blindness worldwide.
Assessing the presence and severity of cataracts is essential for diagnosis and progression …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of cataract and pseudophakia/aphakia in the United
States and to project the expected change in these prevalence figures by 2020. Methods …

Abstract Ainsbury, EA, Bouffler, SD, Dörr, W., Graw, J., Muirhead, CR, Edwards, AA and
Cooper, J. Radiation Cataractogenesis: A Review of Recent Studies. Radiat. Res. 172, 1-9 …

methods. Multistage, stratified, cluster random sampling with probability proportional to size
procedures were used to identify a nationally representative sample of 15,027 persons≥ 40 …

Cataracts are the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness globally. Over the years,
researchers have achieved significant progress in developing state-of-the-art machine …

PURPOSE: To evaluate a new high-resolution noncontact biometer (Lenstar; Haag-Streit
AG, Koeniz, Switzerland) using optical low-coherence reflectometry and to compare the …

Nuclear cataract (NC) is a leading eye disease for blindness and vision impairment globally.
Accurate and objective NC grading/classification is essential for clinically early intervention …

context Funding surgery worldwide for age-related cataract (ARC), a leading cause of
blindness, is a huge economic burden. Non-surgical means of slowing ARC progression …