Open AccessPrevalence and risk factors for age-related cataract in Sweden
Author(s) -
Magnus Hugosson,
C. Ekström
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.1080/03009734.2020.1802375
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , cataract surgery , confidence interval , glaucoma , diabetes mellitus , epidemiology , ophthalmology , visual impairment , demography , pediatrics , psychiatry , sociology , endocrinology
Cataract is a major cause of visual impairment worldwide. There is a paucity of prevalence studies from Sweden. Therefore, we report the prevalence of cataract and its risk factors in a population-based study of older adults in Sweden.