Incidence, progression and risk factors of age-related cataract in Malays: The Singapore Malay Eye Study.

Ava Grace Tan Yih-Chung ThamMiao Li CheePaul MitchellRobert G CummingSabanayagam CharumathiTien Y WongJie Jin WangChing-Yu Cheng

Published in: Clinical & experimental ophthalmology (2020)

Similar to other elderly populations, incidence and progression of cataract were common in this Malay population. Diabetes and hypertension were important modifiable risk factors for cataract, highlighting the importance of systemic health on eye disease.

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