Open AccessPresenile cataract and its risk factors: A case control study
Author(s) -
G. K. Das,
Krutika Boriwal,
Puneet Chhabra,
Pramod K. Sahu,
Siddharth Kumar,
Nitish Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_267_19
Subject(s) - medicine , eye examination , cataract surgery , pediatrics , socioeconomic status , risk factor , health examination , visual acuity , surgery , environmental health , population
Early onset opacification of the lens (cataract) has been observed to be on the rise globally. This study was conducted to determine the various types of presenile cataract and to determine the probable risk factors associated with the occurrence of presenile cataract.