Years of sunlight exposure and cataract: A case-control study in a Mediterranean population

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Pastor Valero, María ^a   Fletcher, Astrid E ^a   De Stavola, Bianca L ^a   Chaqués Alepúz, Vicente ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Centro de Especialidades de Burjassot   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATARACT; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC OPHTHALMOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; SUNLIGHT; AGE; CLASSIFICATION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38949145745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-7-18     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Near-ultraviolet effects on the lenses and retinas of mice. S Zigman T Vaughan, Invest Ophthalmol 1974 13 6 462 465 4831699
2. Lens opacities after repeated exposure to ultraviolet radiation. R Michael S Lofgren PG Söderberg, Acta Ophthalmol Scand 1999 77 6 690 3 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770617.x 10634565
3. Development and repair of cataract induced by ultraviolet radiation. R Michael, Ophthalmic Res 2000 32 Suppl 1 ii iii 1-44 10817682
4. Ultraviolet radiation B-induced cataract in albino rats: maximum tolerable dose and ascorbate consumption. VC Mody Jr M Kakar A Elfving PG Söderberg S Lofgren, Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2006 84 3 390 5 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00640.x 16704705
5. Influence of exposure time for UV radiation-induced cataract. MN Ayala R Michael PG Söderberg, Investigative Ophthalmol. & Vis. Sci 2000 41 11 3539 3543
6. Effect of ultraviolet radiation on cataract formation. HR Taylor SK West FS Rosenthal B Munoz HS Newland H Abbey EA Emmett, N Engl J Med 1988 319 22 1429 1433 3185661
7. Ultraviolet light exposure and risk of posterior subcapsular cataracts. TW Bochow SK West A Azar B Munoz A Sommer HR Taylor, Arch Ophthalmol 1989 107 3 369 372 2923558
8. A dose-response effect between a sunlight index and age-related cataracts. Italian-American Cataract Study Group. F Rosmini MA Stazi RC Milton RD Sperduto P Pasquini G Maraini, Ann Epidemiol 1994 4 4 226 270
9. Sunlight exposure and risk of lens opacities in a population-based study: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation project. SK West DD Duncan B Mũoz GS Rubin LP Fried K Bandeen-Roche OD Schein, JAM 1998 280 8 714 718 10.1001/jama.280.8. 714
10. Localization of cortical cataract in subjects of diverse races and latitude. H Sasaki Y Kawakami M Ono F Jonasson YB Shui HM Cheng L Robman C McCarty SJ Chew K Sasaki, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2003 44 10 4210 4 10.1167/iovs.01-1221 14507863
11. The lens opacities case-control study. Risk factors for cataract. MC Leske LT Chylack Jr SY Wu, Arch Ophthalmol 1991 109 2 244 251 1993036
12. Ultraviolet light exposure and lens opacities: The Beaver Dam Eye Study. KJ Cruickshanks BE Klein R Klein, Am J of Public Health 1992 82 12 1658 1662
13. Sun exposure as a risk factor for nuclear cataract. RE Neale JL Purdie LW Hirst AC Green, Epidemiology 2003 14 6 707 12 10.1097/01.ede.0000086881.84657. 98 14569187
14. Ultraviolet B exposure and type of lens opacity in ophthalmic patients in Japan. LC Hayashi S Hayashi K Yamaoka N Tamiya M Chikuda E Yano, Sci Total Environ 2003 20; 302 1-3 53 62 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00320-0
15. Prevalence and risk factors of lens opacities in the elderly in Finland. A population based study. H Hirvela H Luukinen L Laatikainen, Opthalmology 1995 102 1 108 117
16. Light exposure and the risk of cortical, nuclear, and posterior subcapsular cataracts: the Pathologies Oculaires Liees a l'Age (POLA) study. C Delcourt I Carriere A Ponton-Sanchez A Lacroux MJ Covacho L Papoz, Arch Ophthalmol 2000 118 3 385 92 10721962
17. Notas para una Climatología de Valencia. AF Roldán, Instituto Nacional de Meteorología. Publicación Serie K No 6. Madrid Ministerio de Transportes Turismo y Comunicaciones 1986
18. Vitamin C is associated with reduced risk of cataract in a Mediterranean population. MP Valero AE Fletcher BL De Stavola VC Alepuz, J Nutr 2002 132 6 1299 1306 12042450
19. Lens opacities classification system II (LOCS II). LT Chylack Jr MC Leske D McCarthy P Khu T Kashiwagi R Sperduto, Arch Ophthalmol 1989 107 7 991 997 2751471
20. The ocular dose of ultraviolet radiation to outdoor workers. FS Rosenthal C Phoon AE Bakalian HR Taylor, Invest Ophthalmol & Vis Sci 1988 29 4 649 656 3356520
21. The ocular dose of ultraviolet radiation from sunlight exposure. FS Rosenthal M Safran HR Taylor, Photochem Photobiol 1985 42 2 163 171 4048298
22. The effect of prescription eyewear on ocular exposure to ultraviolet radiation. FS Rosenthal AE Bakalian HR Taylor, Am J Public Health 1986 76 10 1216 1220 3752323
23. The effect of sunglasses on ocular exposure to ultraviolet radiation. FS Rosenthal AE Bakalian CQ Lou HR Taylor, Am J Public Health 1988 78 1 72 74 3337309
24. Statistical models in Epidemiology. D Clayton M Hills, Oxford: Oxford University Press 1993
25. Stata Corporation [computer program]. Version 6.0. College Station, TX: Stata Corporation. 1999
26. Sunlight and other risk factors for cataracts: an epidemiologic study. GW Collman DL Shore CM Shy H Checkoway AS Luria, Am J Public Health 1988 78 11 1459 1462 3177720
27. Sunlight, skin sensitivity, and senile cataract. JM Dolezal ES Perkins RB Wallace, Am J Epidemiol 1989 129 3 559 568 2916549
28. Sunlight exposure, antioxidant status, and cataract in Hong Kong fishermen. L Wong SC Ho D Coggon AM Cruddas CH Hwang CP Ho AM Robertshaw DM MacDonald, J Epidemiol Community Health 1993 47 1 46 49 8436894
29. Risk factors for age-related cortical, nuclear and posterior subcapsular cataracts. The Italian-American Cataract Study Group, Am J Epidemiol 1991 133 541 553 1672483
30. Development of cataract and associated risk factors: the Visual Impairment Project. BN Mukesh A Le PN Dimitroy S Ahmed HR Taylor CA McCarty, Arch Ophthalmol 2006 124 1 79 85 10.1001/archopht.124.1.79 16401788
31. Sunlight and Age-Related Cataracts. WG Christen, AEP 1994 4 4 338 339 7921326
32. Age-related nuclear cataract-oxidation is the key. RJ Truscott, Exp Eye Res 2005 80 5 709 25 Review. 10.1016/j.exer.2004.12.007 15862178
33. Resultados preliminares de la Encuesta de Nutrición Encuesta de Nutrición de la Comunidad Valenciana. J Vioque J Quiles, Guías Alimentarías para la Población Espãola Barcelona: Documento de Consenso. SG Editor Spain, Serra LI, Aranceta J, Mataix J, 1995 121 124
34. The Dietary and Nutritional Survey of British Adults. J Gregory K Foster H Tyler ME Wiseman, London: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division. Commissioned jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of Health HMSO 1990
35. Nutrient sources in the American diet: quantitative data from the NHANES II survey I Vitamins and minerals. G Block CM Dresser AM Hartman MD Carroll, Am J Epidemiol 1985 122 1 13 26 4014190
36. Recommended dietary allowances. The National Research Council, Washington, DC: National Academy Press 10 1989