Javitt J C, Wang F, West S K
Worthen Center For Eye Care Research, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
Annu Rev Public Health. 1996;17:159-77. doi: 10.1146/annurev.pu.17.050196.001111.
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness, accounting for 50% of blindness worldwide. Although significant progress has been made toward identifying risk factors for cataract, there is no proven primary prevention or medical treatment. Surgical removal of cataract remains the only therapy. In this paper, we reviewed (a) the prevalence and incidence data of cataract, (b) the findings on risk factors for cataract, and (c) health service utilization and outcome of cataract surgery in both developed and developing countries.
白内障是导致失明的主要原因，占全球失明病例的50%。尽管在确定白内障的危险因素方面已取得重大进展，但尚无经证实的一级预防措施或药物治疗方法。手术摘除白内障仍然是唯一的治疗手段。在本文中，我们综述了（a）白内障的患病率和发病率数据，（b）白内障危险因素的研究结果，以及（c）发达国家和发展中国家白内障手术的卫生服务利用情况和手术效果。
