Das B N, Thompson J R, Patel R, Rosenthal A R
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Leicester School of Medicine.
Eye (Lond). 1990;4 ( Pt 5):723-6. doi: 10.1038/eye.1990.102.
A community based ophthalmic survey has been carried out in the city of Leicester. Samples of Asians and Caucasians aged 40 years and over were randomly selected from the patients of four general practitioners and invited to have an ophthalmic examination. After adjustment for age, the prevalence rate of age-related cataract was significantly higher in the Asians when compared to the Caucasians. Age-related cataract was found to develop earlier in the Asians. A strict vegetarian diet was found to be a significant risk factor for age-related cataract in the Asian Community in Leicester.
在莱斯特市开展了一项基于社区的眼科调查。从四位全科医生的患者中随机抽取40岁及以上的亚洲人和白种人样本，并邀请他们进行眼科检查。在对年龄进行调整后，亚洲人与白种人相比，年龄相关性白内障的患病率显著更高。研究发现亚洲人年龄相关性白内障发病更早。研究发现严格的素食饮食是莱斯特亚洲社区年龄相关性白内障的一个重要危险因素。
