The modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors identified in this study provide insight into the mechanisms related to the development of lens opacification.
Improved glycemic control, smoking cessation and prevention, and blood pressure control may help to reduce the risk of having lens opacities and their associated vision loss.
2012-03-05
Eng.
Ophthalmology
Doheny Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
Ophthalmology. 2012 Mar;119(3):547-54
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