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Cigarette smoking and lens opacities: the Beaver Dam Eye Study.
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The relationship between cigarette smoking behavior and lens opacities in cross-sectional data on 4,926 adults in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin suggested an etiologic effect, which would indicate another benefit of smoking cessation.About:
This article is published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.The article was published on 1993-01-01. It has received 134 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Smoking cessation.read more
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Ten-year Incidence of Visual Loss in a Diabetic Population
TL;DR: Although visual loss is still common in this diabetic population, the incidence of blindness may be decreasing, and several modifiable risk factors are associated with loss of vision.
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Cataract blindness: challenges for the 21st century
Garry Brian,Hugh R. Taylor +1 more
TL;DR: Readingily available surgical services capable of delivering good vision rehabilitation must be acceptable and accessible to all in need, no matter what their circumstances, and to establish and sustain these services requires comprehensive strategies that go beyond a narrow focus on surgical technique.
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Prevalence of Cataract in Australia: The Blue Mountains Eye Study
TL;DR: The Wisconsin cataract grading system was used in an older Australian population with acceptable reproducibility and susceptibility of the lower nasal lens to cortical cataracts was confirmed, supporting a potential role of sunlight exposure in its development.
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Epidemiology of risk factors for age-related cataract
TL;DR: Most of the current data support a role for antioxidants associated with decreased rates of all cataract types, but further studies are needed.
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The association between cigarette smoking and ocular diseases.
TL;DR: Efforts should be directed toward augmenting the campaign against tobacco smoking by adding the increased risk of blindness to the better-known arguments against smoking.