Association of cataract and sun exposure in geographically diverse populations of India: The CASE study. First Report of the ICMR-EYE SEE Study Group

To determine the prevalence of cataract and its association with sun exposure and other environmental risk factors in three different geographically diverse populations of India. Population based cross sectional study during 2010-2016. People aged ≥ 40 years residing in randomly sampled villages wer...

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Published in:	PloS one 2020-01, Vol.15 (1), p.e0227868
Main Authors:	Vashist, Praveen, Tandon, Radhika, Murthy, G. V. S., Barua, C. K., Deka, Dipali, Singh, Sachchidanand, Gupta, Vivek, Gupta, Noopur, Wadhwani, Meenakshi, Singh, Rashmi, Vishwanath, K.
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Language:	English
Subjects:	Acuity Adult Age Distribution Aged Biology and Life Sciences Case reports Case studies Cataract - diagnosis Cataract - epidemiology Cataract - etiology Cataract - pathology Cataract Extraction Cataracts Coastal plains Coastal zone Coasts Confidence intervals Cortex Diabetic retinopathy Environmental risk Exposure Eye (anatomy) Eye - physiopathology Eye surgery Female Females Headgear Health risks Humans India - epidemiology Indoor environments Intraocular pressure Lens, Crystalline Male Males Mathematical analysis Medicine and Health Sciences Middle Aged Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures People and Places Physical sciences Population Population Groups Population studies Populations Prevalence Public health Risk analysis Risk Factors Rural Population Service life assessment Sex Distribution Smoke Smoking Sun Sunlight - adverse effects Surgery Surveys and Questionnaires Towns Visual acuity Visual Acuity - physiology
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