Cataracts - References

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  1. Beebe DC (2003). The lens. In PL Kaufman, A Alm, eds., Adler's Physiology of the Eye, 10th ed., pp. 117–158. St. Louis: Mosby.

  2. Sugar A, ed. (2002) Cataract section of Lens. In DH Gold, RA Lewis, eds., Clinical Eye Atlas, pp. 762–778. Chicago: AMA Press.

  3. Hiller R, et al. (2003). Serum lipids and age-related lens opacities: A longitudinal investigation. Ophthalmology, 110(3): 578–583.

  4. Schaumberg DA, et al. (1998). A systematic overview of the incidence of posterior capsule opacification. Ophthalmology, 105(7): 1213–1221.

Other Works Consulted

  • Allen D (2006). Cataract, search date October 2005. Online version of Clinical Evidence (15).

  • SanGiovanni JP, et al. (2002). Infantile cataract in the collaborative perinatal project. Archives of Ophthalmology. 120(11): 1559–1565.

Medical Review:Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, FRCSC - Ophthalmology
Last Updated: 10/01/2007

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