Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines are developed by the Academy's H. Dunbar Hoskins
Jr., MD Center for Quality Eye Care without any external financial support. Authors and …

Cataract, opacification of the lens, is one of the commonest causes of loss of useful vision,
with an estimated 16 million people worldwide affected. Several risk factors have been …

Evidence-based update of the Cataract in the Adult Eye Preferred Practice Pattern®(PPP)
guidelines, describing the prevalence, risk factors, and natural history of cataract …

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 …

Older adults with type 2 diabetes have significantly higher incidence of falls than those
without type 2 diabetes. The devastating consequences of falls include declines in mobility …

Cataract prevalence increases with age. As the world's population ages, cataract-induced
visual dysfunction and blindness is on the increase. This is a significant global problem. The …

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 …

Cataracts or clouding of the lens is the leading cause of blindness in the world. Age and
diabetes are major risk factors, and with an increasing aging and diabetic population, the …

The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions in many countries. Although its
impact on overall health is well documented, less is known about the ocular manifestations …

Cataract, the clinical correlate of opacity or light scattering in the eye lens, is usually caused
by the presence of high-molecular-weight (HMW) protein aggregates or disruption of the …