Frequency of cataract surgery and its impact on visual function-results from the German Gutenberg Health Study.

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology = Albrecht Von Graefes Archiv Für Klinische Und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie
Alexander K SchusterU Vossmerbaeumer

Abstract

To determine the frequency of cataract surgery in Germany and to evaluate its impact on visual function in an adult population. The population-based Gutenberg Health Study was conducted in Germany with its baseline examination between 2007 and 2012 and a 5-year follow-up examiantion. An ophthalmological examination including slit-lamp examination, ocular biometry, and Scheimpflug imaging was carried out. Overall and age-specific frequencies of unilateral and bilateral cataract surgery within 5 years were computed including the 95% confidential intervals [95%-CI]. Association analyses were conducted to determine social and ocular associated factors using multivariable logistic regression analysis. Vision-related quality of life was assessed using NEI VFQ-25. A total of 10,544 people aged 35 to 74 years were bilateral phakic at baseline and had information on lens status at the 5-year examination. Of these, 168 had unilateral cataract surgery (1.6% [1.4-1.9%]), and 448 had bilateral cataract surgery (4.2% [3.9-4.7%]) in the following 5 years. The frequency of cataract surgery increased with age: 45-54-year-old subjects had twice as often cataract surgery (in at least on eye: OR = 2.32) than at age 35-44 years. The frequency furth...Continue Reading

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