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Protection against cataract by aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen
Author(s) -
Harding John J.,
Egerton Muriel,
Harding Ruth S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1989.tb04102.x
Subject(s) - aspirin , ibuprofen , medicine , cataract extraction , anesthesia , ophthalmology , pharmacology
. Results of a case‐control study of 423 cataract patients and 608 controls in Oxfordshire shows that the protective effect against cataract associated with consumption of aspirin‐like analgesics (aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen family) is manifest even at low doses. Less than 150 g total dose was associated with a halving of the risk of cataract extraction.