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CATARACT
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Cataract is the presence of opacity in the crystalline lens of the eye. It causes painless, progressive blurring of vision.
It is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and the most prevalent ocular disease.
The initiating events that lead to loss of transparency of both the cortical and nuclear lens tissue is the oxidation of the membrane lipids, structural or enzymatic proteins or DNA by peroxidases or free radicals induced by UV light.

Cataract References

  1. Canadian Ophthalmological Society. Canadian Ophthalmological Society evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for cataract surgery in the adult eye. Can J Ophthamol. 2008 Oct;43(Suppl 1):S7-S57. doi: 10.1139/i08-133. PMID: 19177161
  2. Schein O, Katz J, Bass E, et al. The value of routine preoperative medical testing before cataract surgery. Study of Medical Testing for Cataract Surgery. N Engl J Med. 2000 Jan;342(3):168-175. PMID: 10639542
  3. Wevill M. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, causes, morphology, and visual effects of cataract. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, et al. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby, Elsevier; 2009
  4. Arshinoff SA, Opalinski YAV. The pharmacotherapy of cataract surgery. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, et al. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby, Elsevier; 2009
  5. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology. Clinical practice guideline for the management of cataract among adults. http://www.pao.org.ph/PDF/pao-member/personal-announcements/clinical%20practice%20guideline%20for%20cataract.pdf. 2001
  6. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Cataract surgery guidelines September 2010. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists. www.rcophth.ac.uk. Sep 2010.
  7. Jacobs D. Cataract in adults. UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com/. Mar 2012. Accessed 14 May 2012.
  8. Ocampo VVD Jr. Senile cataract. eMedicine. http://emedicine.medscape.com. Mar 2012. Accessed 03 Jun 2012.
  9. American Academy of Ophthalmology Cataract and Anterior Segment Panel. Preferred practice pattern guidelines. Cataract in the adult eye. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of Ophthalmology. American Academy of Ophthalmology. http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0SO8wUjk55S9VIA2a9XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzZDI5ZGo0BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1NNRTMyMF8x/SIG=12qnohgqd/EXP=1386152867/**http%3a//one.aao.org/asset.axd%3fid=8d66318f-ff50-408e-9bb1-73d277cf14ce. 2011
  10. American Optometric Association. Optometric clinical practice guideline. Care of the adult patient with cataract. http://www.aoa.org/documents/CPG-8.pdf. 2004
  11. Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS). Principles of preferred practice in cataract surgery. APACRS. https://www.apacrs.org/. 2017.
  12. Jacobs DS. Cataract in adults. UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com. 22 Feb 2021.
  13. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Cataracts in adults: management. NICE. https://www.nice.org.uk/. 26 Oct 2017.
  14. Olson RJ, Braga-Mele R, Chen SH, et al. Cataract in the adult eye Preferred Practice Pattern®. Ophthalmology. 2017 Feb;124(2):P1-P119. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.09.027. PMID: 27745902
  15. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology (PAO). Clinical practice guidelines: management of cataract among adults. PJO. 2017(Suppl 2017):9-28.
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