ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2026
Causal relationship between chronic kidney disease and senile cataract: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
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Despite observed epidemiological associations, the direct causality between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and senile cataract remains unclear. This bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study assessed the causal associations between CKD-including glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), dialysis, and rapid eGFR decline-and senile cataract. Summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of European ancestry were analyzed. Data for senile cataract comprised 404,086 individuals, while data for CKD and related kidney function traits were sourced from large-scale meta-analyses (sample size up to 1,004,040). Instrumental variables with F-statistics greater than 10 were utilized to estimate causality via inverse-variance weighted (IVW) regression, complemented by weighted median, weighted mode, and MR-Egger methods. Sensitivity analyses included MR-PRESSO for pleiotropy adjustment and Cochran's Q for heterogeneity assessment. Additionally, a multivariable MR (MVMR) analysis was conducted to adjust for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Univariable MR analyses did not support causal relationships between general CKD, eGFR, UACR, or dialysis and senile cataract. However, in the MVMR analysis adjusting for T2D, a genetically predicted rapid eGFR decline (Rapid3) was significantly associated with an increased risk of senile cataract (OR = 1.089, P = 0.014). Reverse MR analyses indicated no causal effect of senile cataract on CKD or kidney function traits. This study found no evidence for a direct causal link between general CKD and senile cataract. However, the findings suggest that rapid deterioration of kidney function may be a causal risk factor for cataract, independent of shared genetic pathways with T2D. These results underscore the clinical importance of monitoring ocular health in patients experiencing accelerated kidney function loss.
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