The Association between Cataract Surgery and Atypical Antipsychotic Use: A Nested Case-Control Study

Alternatively, two cataracts may produce similar symptoms, but one patient may elect to be operated on, because his cataract is bilateral or because of his occupational or vocational needs, whereas another patient may not require surgery because the visual acuity of his fellow eye is still good. [.....

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 2014-03, Vol.157 (3), p.746-746
Main Authors: El Sanharawi, Mohamed, Basli, Elena, Sandali, Otman, Laroche, Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Cataract - epidemiology
Cataract Extraction - statistics & numerical data
Cataracts
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Diabetes
Drug therapy
Eye surgery
Female
Humans
Male
Ophthalmology
Psychotropic drugs
Surgery
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Summary:Alternatively, two cataracts may produce similar symptoms, but one patient may elect to be operated on, because his cataract is bilateral or because of his occupational or vocational needs, whereas another patient may not require surgery because the visual acuity of his fellow eye is still good. [...]the most relevant definition for cases to evaluate the association between antipsychotic and cataract formation should be a first diagnosis of cataract, and not a first cataract procedure.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2013.12.008