Nutritional and Environmental Effects in the Development of Cataract
Jump To References Section
Abstract
A cataract is any opacity of the lens, whether it is a small local opacity or a complete loss of transparency. The etiologic factor may be trauma, inflammation, metabolic or nutritional defects, radiation damage or simply an advanced senile change. Cataract is the single largest cause of blindness in the world. It blinds an estimated 17 million people. Cataract surgery, however is probably the single most effective operation performed in the whole of medicine and certainly one of the most common. When we consider cataract as a "global" problem, we are referring to "senile" cataract, a type assumed to be age-related.Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Metrics
Metrics Loading ...
Downloads
Published
1998-03-01
How to Cite
Sukhija, A., & Khanna, P. (1998). Nutritional and Environmental Effects in the Development of Cataract. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 35(3), 71–80. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/ijnd/article/view/14828
Issue
Section
Original Articles
License
All the articles published in IJND are distributed under a creative commons license. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright of their work (all usages allowed except for commercial purpose).
Please contact us at [email protected] for permissions related to commercial use of the article(s).