Habot-Wilner Zohar, Belkin Michael
Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Harefuah. 2005 Nov;144(11):805-9, 821.
Obesity is the most prevalent metabolic disease in developed countries and its prevalence rates worldwide are increasing rapidly. The disease is associated with a considerably enhanced morbidity in many body systems as well as mortality. This article reviews the effects of obesity on the four major blinding eye diseases: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataract and glaucoma, and shows that obesity is a significant risk factor for these diseases and hence to blindness.
肥胖是发达国家最普遍的代谢性疾病，其在全球的患病率正在迅速上升。这种疾病与许多身体系统的发病率显著增加以及死亡率相关。本文综述了肥胖对四种主要致盲眼病的影响：年龄相关性黄斑变性、糖尿病视网膜病变、白内障和青光眼，并表明肥胖是这些疾病以及失明的一个重要危险因素。
