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Genetic analysis of adult-onset cataract in a city-based ophthalmic hospital.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 1997
Vijaya R, Gupta R, Panda G, Ravishankar K, Kumaramanickavel G
Abstract excerpt
Adult-onset cataract (AOC) is a major ocular health problem and is the number one cause of blindness in the world. It is interesting to note that if the development of cataract is delayed by 10 years, the number of cataract surgeries needed would decrease by 45%. To prevent or delay cataract, the molecular pathological mechanisms underlying the lens change have to be understood, and this requires that the genes...
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