Pau H, Hockwin O, Eckerskorn U
Abteilung für experimentelle Ophthalmologie, Universität Bonn.
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 1988 Jun;192(6):677-85. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1050204.
In this article the authors review the present state of our knowledge concerning senile cataract. Clinical observations, frequencies and prognosis, biochemical and biometrical results, etiology and pathogenesis as well as aspects of cataract epidemiology are presented. The available information indicates that the term "senile cataract" comprises a multiplicity of morphologically different types of opacities all characterized by unique properties. With respect to clinical relevance and for research purposes it is obvious and essential to replace the term "senile cataract" with more precise definitions appropriate to the type and localization of the opacity.
在本文中，作者回顾了我们目前关于老年性白内障的知识状况。文中呈现了临床观察、发病率和预后、生化及生物测量结果、病因和发病机制以及白内障流行病学的相关内容。现有信息表明，“老年性白内障”一词包含多种形态学上不同类型的混浊，所有这些混浊都具有独特的特性。就临床相关性和研究目的而言，用更精确的、适用于混浊类型和部位的定义来取代“老年性白内障”这一术语是显而易见且至关重要的。
