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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Risk Factor Analysis of Early-Onset Cataracts in Taiwan.

Lung-Hui Tsai, Ching-Chung Chen, Chien-Ju Lin, Sheng-Pei Lin, Ching-Ying Cheng, Hsi-Pao Hsieh

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Lung-Hui TsaiDepartment of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Ching-Chung ChenDepartment of Optometry, Asia University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Chien-Ju LinDepartment of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Sheng-Pei LinDepartment of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Ching-Ying ChengDepartment of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-8374-2434
Hsi-Pao HsiehDepartment of Special Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Chung Shan Medical University · TWChung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWAsia University · TWNational Taiwan Normal University · TW

Funding

Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan CHS-2019-C-038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAccording to previous studies, the prevalence rate of cataracts has increased in recent years. This study aims to investigate and analyze the risk factors of early-onset cataracts in Taiwan.

methodsA total of 71 subjects aged between 20 and 55 were diagnosed with cataracts in a medical center. Participants were divided into three groups: control, early-onset cataract (EOC), and combined (EOC combined with dry eye) groups. Eye examinations including autorefraction, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), subjective refraction, axial length, fundus, slit lamp, and reactive oxygen species (ROS, including total antioxidative capacity, TAC; C-reactive protein, CRP; and glutathione peroxidase, GPx) were performed. In addition, a questionnaire on patient information, history, habits, family history, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) was completed before the examination.

results27 non-EOC (control group), 20 EOC, and 24 combined patients participated in the study. Compared with the control group, Body Mass Index (BMI), gender, educational level, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, chronic pain, and body-related diseases were significantly different between the three groups. Family history was also significantly different: family heart disease, hypertension, asthma, allergies, stroke, and immune system were also significantly different. In addition, subjects who took hypertensive drugs, antihistamines, and other medications were also significantly different. Statistical analysis indicated that best corrective visual acuity and the spherical equivalent were significantly different between the three groups. Similar results were found in CRP blood analysis. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionAccording to the results, EOC may result from systemic diseases. The risk corresponded to an increase in ROS blood analysis. Furthermore, eye drops and medicine intake significantly influenced EOC patients. To prevent or defer early-onset cataracts, monitoring physical health, CRP, and GPx analysis may be worth considering in the future.

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Depression Anxiety Stress Scalesearly-onset cataractROS analysis

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