Cataracts among Adults Aged 30 to 49 Years: A 10-Year Study from 1995 to 2004 in Korea
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
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: 345-350, 2013.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the long-term characteristics of cataracts among adults aged 30 to 49 years in Korean over a span of 10 years.METHODS:
Subjects between the ages of 30 to 49 years who underwent cataract surgery at St. Mary's Hospital from 1995 to 2004 (n = 976) were included. Patients with a history of ocular trauma, uveitis, other ocular or systemic diseases, and congenital cataracts were excluded. Additional information including type of lens opacity, urban/rural region, and pre- and postoperative visual acuities were analyzed. Lens opacity grading was conducted using Lens Opacity Classification System III. The Cochran-Armitage proportion trend test was used to analyze vision changes with the passage of time.RESULTS:
Among the patients who had undergone cataract surgeries, 8.8% (976 / 11,111) met the inclusion criteria. The mean age was 41.7 +/- 5.45 years. Gender breakdown of the patient population included 79.0% male and 21.0% female. In terms of home environment, 60.9% were from an urban region and 39.1% from a rural region. Opacity type included anterior polar (AP), posterior subcapsular (PSC), AP and PSC, cortical, and nuclear in 35.7%, 35.1%, 7.0%, 6.0%, and 5.4% of patients, respectively. At a 2-month postoperative follow-up appointment, 92.7% of patients showed a best-corrected visual acuity of more than 20 / 40.CONCLUSIONS:
Predominance of AP and PSC opacities as well as male patients was observed in this study population.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Cataract
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Cataract Extraction
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Incidence
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Retrospective Studies
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Age Factors
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Age Distribution
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Republic of Korea
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Forecasting
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Lens Capsule, Crystalline
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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