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KMID : 0360219920330090834
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Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1992 Volume.33 No. 9 p.834 ~ p.843
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Population based Study of Risk Factors and Environmetal Factors Contributing to Cataractogenesis
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신경환
홍내선/안상기/김재찬/이진학/안병헌/김만수/노세현/송준경
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Abstract
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To evaluate the prevalence and related risk factors of the senile cataract, we performed epidemiologic study in two different geographic area with population based study in the group of 40 years or more old subjects. @ES The results of this are
as
follow.
@EN The prevalence rate of senile cataract was 32.8% in mountainous area (Chung Won) and 43.3% in rural area (Mun Kyung). The prevalence rate in both area had strong tendency to increase according to age, especially after 7th decade. But there
was
no
clear relationship between male and female. In geographic characteristic, annual sunshine time was longer, but cloud cover was lesser in Mun Kyung. Also related risk factors of senile cataract were smoking, low education level and poor health
status.
The cataract was more common in patients with diabetes, hypertension and arthritis. And long term use of steroids, antihypertensive drugs and analgesics for arthritis were risk factors for the cataractogenesis. But alchol consumption and number
of
pregnancy were not contributing to cataractogenesis. As a result, the senile cataract has mulifactorial factors and its process is complex phenomenon which is still partially known (J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 33:834~843, 1992).
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