Alcohol, Smoking, and Cataracts

Influence of smoking and other factors in development of cataracts in urban and rural areas. A cross-sectional study from Pakistan

“…It can be inferred that individuals with lower socioeconomic status may have limited access to cataract surgery, leading to a higher prevalence of cataracts among this demographic. In earlier investigations among Malay individuals, there was no observed correlation between socioeconomic status and cataract operation, 31 However, numerous survey-based studies consistently indicate a higher incidence of cataracts among females. 28 In this study, I also noted a higher prevalence of cataracts in females compared to males.…”

“…This association has been observed not only in people from the United States but also in European and Australian populations. [29][30][31][32] India and China also show that cigarette smoking has been a threat for NC, 33 CC, 13, and any type of cataract. 18 The relationship of other types of tobacco like cigars, 34 pipes, smokeless tobacco, 13 or cooking smoke with cataracts was also observed.…”

Influence of smoking and other factors in development of cataracts in urban and rural areas. A cross-sectional study from Pakistan

“…It can be inferred that individuals with lower socioeconomic status may have limited access to cataract surgery, leading to a higher prevalence of cataracts among this demographic. In earlier investigations among Malay individuals, there was no observed correlation between socioeconomic status and cataract operation, 31 However, numerous survey-based studies consistently indicate a higher incidence of cataracts among females. 28 In this study, I also noted a higher prevalence of cataracts in females compared to males.…”

“…This association has been observed not only in people from the United States but also in European and Australian populations. [29][30][31][32] India and China also show that cigarette smoking has been a threat for NC, 33 CC, 13, and any type of cataract. 18 The relationship of other types of tobacco like cigars, 34 pipes, smokeless tobacco, 13 or cooking smoke with cataracts was also observed.…”

Clinical-epidemiological characterization of cataract in people over 60 years of age

“…En la tabla 3 se muestra una significativa asociación entre los factores de riesgo de la enfermedad y la población estudiada resaltando el tabaquismo con un 51,2 % siguiendo por orden el alcoholismo con un 24,9 % siendo el menos significativo las exposiciones radiactivas con solo el (3,8) Dichos resultados coinciden con otras revisiones como la del doctor Christen WG que plantea que el consumo de tabaco contribuye a la formación de catarata (26) , donde los fumadores de 20 o más cigarrillos al día tienen un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cataratas nucleares o subscapulares posteriores. (27) Otros plantean que el humo del cigarrillo posee más de 4000 compuestos activos, muchos tóxicos, que puedan producir un daño directo al cristalino, (28) y que experimentalmente se relaciona su efecto cataratogeno con el acumulo de hierro, al prevenirse en ratas la opacificación del cristalino con deferoxamina, quelante férrico. (29) En nuestra área de salud muchos de estos consumidores de cigarrillos manifestaron que además de consumirlo por un prolongado tiempo (desde su infancia), lo hacían con mucha frecuencia al consumirlo con alcohol, droga de gran aceptación social pero de difícil confesión y cuantificación en la historia clínica.…”

The more smoking the more cataract: A study on smoking, snus use and cataract in a Swedish population

“…The overall prevalence of having ever smoked was 59.3% (61.1% in men and 57.6% in women), which is comparable to the prevalence of 62.2% (63.3% in men and 61.2% in women) in the H70 study (Rydberg Sterner et al., 2019 ), a study with 70 years old participants in Gothenburg, Western Sweden. Several cross‐sectional studies show an association between cigarette smoking and the prevalence of cataract, especially nuclear cataract (Cumming & Mitchell, 1997 ; Hirvela et al., 1995 ; Klein et al., 1993 ). A dose–response effect between frequency and duration of smoking and the development of cataract has been observed (Hiller et al., 1997 ), and in our study, the hazard ratio for cataract surgery increased with 5% for every 5 years of smoking and 4% for every 5 pack‐years.…”

Influence of smoking and other factors in development of cataracts in urban and rural areas. A cross-sectional study from Pakistan

“…It can be inferred that individuals with lower socioeconomic status may have limited access to cataract surgery, leading to a higher prevalence of cataracts among this demographic. In earlier investigations among Malay individuals, there was no observed correlation between socioeconomic status and cataract operation, 31 However, numerous survey-based studies consistently indicate a higher incidence of cataracts among females. 28 In this study, I also noted a higher prevalence of cataracts in females compared to males.…”

“…This association has been observed not only in people from the United States but also in European and Australian populations. [29][30][31][32] India and China also show that cigarette smoking has been a threat for NC, 33 CC, 13, and any type of cataract. 18 The relationship of other types of tobacco like cigars, 34 pipes, smokeless tobacco, 13 or cooking smoke with cataracts was also observed.…”

Clinical-epidemiological characterization of cataract in people over 60 years of age

“…En la tabla 3 se muestra una significativa asociación entre los factores de riesgo de la enfermedad y la población estudiada resaltando el tabaquismo con un 51,2 % siguiendo por orden el alcoholismo con un 24,9 % siendo el menos significativo las exposiciones radiactivas con solo el (3,8) Dichos resultados coinciden con otras revisiones como la del doctor Christen WG que plantea que el consumo de tabaco contribuye a la formación de catarata (26) , donde los fumadores de 20 o más cigarrillos al día tienen un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cataratas nucleares o subscapulares posteriores. (27) Otros plantean que el humo del cigarrillo posee más de 4000 compuestos activos, muchos tóxicos, que puedan producir un daño directo al cristalino, (28) y que experimentalmente se relaciona su efecto cataratogeno con el acumulo de hierro, al prevenirse en ratas la opacificación del cristalino con deferoxamina, quelante férrico. (29) En nuestra área de salud muchos de estos consumidores de cigarrillos manifestaron que además de consumirlo por un prolongado tiempo (desde su infancia), lo hacían con mucha frecuencia al consumirlo con alcohol, droga de gran aceptación social pero de difícil confesión y cuantificación en la historia clínica.…”

The more smoking the more cataract: A study on smoking, snus use and cataract in a Swedish population

“…The overall prevalence of having ever smoked was 59.3% (61.1% in men and 57.6% in women), which is comparable to the prevalence of 62.2% (63.3% in men and 61.2% in women) in the H70 study (Rydberg Sterner et al., 2019 ), a study with 70 years old participants in Gothenburg, Western Sweden. Several cross‐sectional studies show an association between cigarette smoking and the prevalence of cataract, especially nuclear cataract (Cumming & Mitchell, 1997 ; Hirvela et al., 1995 ; Klein et al., 1993 ). A dose–response effect between frequency and duration of smoking and the development of cataract has been observed (Hiller et al., 1997 ), and in our study, the hazard ratio for cataract surgery increased with 5% for every 5 years of smoking and 4% for every 5 pack‐years.…”

Influence of smoking and other factors in development of cataracts in urban and rural areas. A cross-sectional study from Pakistan

“…It can be inferred that individuals with lower socioeconomic status may have limited access to cataract surgery, leading to a higher prevalence of cataracts among this demographic. In earlier investigations among Malay individuals, there was no observed correlation between socioeconomic status and cataract operation, 31 However, numerous survey-based studies consistently indicate a higher incidence of cataracts among females. 28 In this study, I also noted a higher prevalence of cataracts in females compared to males.…”

“…This association has been observed not only in people from the United States but also in European and Australian populations. [29][30][31][32] India and China also show that cigarette smoking has been a threat for NC, 33 CC, 13, and any type of cataract. 18 The relationship of other types of tobacco like cigars, 34 pipes, smokeless tobacco, 13 or cooking smoke with cataracts was also observed.…”

Clinical-epidemiological characterization of cataract in people over 60 years of age

“…En la tabla 3 se muestra una significativa asociación entre los factores de riesgo de la enfermedad y la población estudiada resaltando el tabaquismo con un 51,2 % siguiendo por orden el alcoholismo con un 24,9 % siendo el menos significativo las exposiciones radiactivas con solo el (3,8) Dichos resultados coinciden con otras revisiones como la del doctor Christen WG que plantea que el consumo de tabaco contribuye a la formación de catarata (26) , donde los fumadores de 20 o más cigarrillos al día tienen un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cataratas nucleares o subscapulares posteriores. (27) Otros plantean que el humo del cigarrillo posee más de 4000 compuestos activos, muchos tóxicos, que puedan producir un daño directo al cristalino, (28) y que experimentalmente se relaciona su efecto cataratogeno con el acumulo de hierro, al prevenirse en ratas la opacificación del cristalino con deferoxamina, quelante férrico. (29) En nuestra área de salud muchos de estos consumidores de cigarrillos manifestaron que además de consumirlo por un prolongado tiempo (desde su infancia), lo hacían con mucha frecuencia al consumirlo con alcohol, droga de gran aceptación social pero de difícil confesión y cuantificación en la historia clínica.…”

The more smoking the more cataract: A study on smoking, snus use and cataract in a Swedish population

“…The overall prevalence of having ever smoked was 59.3% (61.1% in men and 57.6% in women), which is comparable to the prevalence of 62.2% (63.3% in men and 61.2% in women) in the H70 study (Rydberg Sterner et al., 2019 ), a study with 70 years old participants in Gothenburg, Western Sweden. Several cross‐sectional studies show an association between cigarette smoking and the prevalence of cataract, especially nuclear cataract (Cumming & Mitchell, 1997 ; Hirvela et al., 1995 ; Klein et al., 1993 ). A dose–response effect between frequency and duration of smoking and the development of cataract has been observed (Hiller et al., 1997 ), and in our study, the hazard ratio for cataract surgery increased with 5% for every 5 years of smoking and 4% for every 5 pack‐years.…”