Risk Factors for Cataracts Treated Surgically in Postmenopausal Women

Floud, Sarah; Kuper, Hannah; Reeves, Gillian; Beral, Valerie; Green, Jane

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.04.037

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“…A small number of COVID-19 admissions (n = 37, 0.59% of COVID-19 admissions) were coded as elective; these were not analysed separately. Cataract surgeries were defined using Office of Population Censuses Surveys Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures (OPCS4) codes C71-C75 [ 27 ], based on all procedure codes for any given admission.…”

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Hospital admissions from care homes in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis using linked administrative data

Grimm

Hodgson

Brine

et al. 2021

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BackgroundCare home residents have complex healthcare needs but may have faced barriers to accessing hospital treatment during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. ObjectivesTo examine trends in the number of hospital admissions for care home residents during the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak. MethodsRetrospective analysis of a national linked dataset on hospital admissions for residential and nursing home residents in England (257,843 residents, 45% in nursing homes) between 20 January 2020 and 28 June 2020, compared to admissions during the corresponding period in 2019 (252,432 residents, 45% in nursing homes). Elective and emergency admission rates, normalised to the time spent in care homes across all residents, were derived across the first three months of the pandemic between 1 March and 31 May 2020 and primary admission reasons for this period were compared across years. ResultsHospital admission rates rapidly declined during early March 2020 and remained substantially lower than in 2019 until the end of June. Between March and May, 2,960 admissions from residential homes (16.2%) and 3,295 admissions from nursing homes (23.7%) were for suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Rates of other emergency admissions decreased by 36% for residential and by 38% for nursing home residents (13,191 fewer admissions in total). Emergency admissions for acute coronary syndromes fell by 43% and 29% (105 fewer admission) and emergency admissions for stroke fell by 17% and 25% (128 fewer admissions) for residential and nursing home residents, respectively. Elective admission rates declined by 64% for residential and by 61% for nursing home residents (3,762 fewer admissions). ConclusionsThis is the first study showing that care home residents' hospital use declined during the first wave of COVID-19, potentially resulting in substantial unmet health need that will need to be addressed alongside ongoing pressures from COVID-19.

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Hospital admissions from care homes in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis using linked administrative data

Grimm

Hodgson

Brine

et al. 2021

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“…Also, there is evidence from several epidemiologic and population-based studies that both cataracts prevalence and the rate of cataracts ex-traction is higher in females than in males (8)(9)(10). Other suggested risk factors include excessive exposure to the sun, smoking, diabetes mellitus, myopia, obesity, and steroid use (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19).…”

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Risk Factors Associated with Cataracts in Middle-Aged People, an Incidence-Based Case-Control Study in Shiraz, Iran

Bamdad

Shiraly

2019

Shiraz E-Med J

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Background: Cataracts is the most common cause of blindness worldwide. Factors that influence the development of cataracts in middle-aged people have not been thoroughly investigated. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore risk factors associated with cataracts among middle-aged patients attended an outpatient clinic in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: This was a case-control study of patients aged 40 to 59 years who were attended Motahari outpatient clinic from February to June 2017. The case subjects were 140 patients who were found to have incident cataracts and controls were 140 age-and sexmatched healthy patients with a normal eye examination. Data were collected by an interviewer-administered questionnaire, an ophthalmologic examination, and the measurement of HbA1c levels. Univariate and conditional logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors that independently predicted the risk of middle-aged cataracts. Results: Our findings showed that a middle-aged cataracts was associated with myopia (odds ratio [OR] = 2.66, P = 0.001), a history of cataracts before age 60 years in patient's first degree relatives (OR = 2.12, P = 0.009), a low educational level (OR = 1.89, P = 0.020), and overweight or obesity (OR = 1.80, P = 0.039). Prediabetes and diabetes status were not independently associated with the outcome of interest in this age group. Conclusions: A hereditary predisposition may play a primary role in the development of cataracts in middle-aged people. Myopia and cataracts may share a genetic predisposition in this age group. Further genetic studies are recommended to elucidate the possible role of specific genes in the development of middle-aged cataracts.

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“…Between 1 March and 31 May, 2,960 admissions from residential homes and 3,295 admissions from nursing homes were for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (Table 1), corresponding to 16.2% and 23.7% of all admissions, respectively. (27) 65 (28) 61 (27) By the end of this period, 1.9% of the residential cohort and 2.6% of the nursing home cohort had been admitted to hospital at least once for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (2,716 and 3,051 residents, respectively). When additionally including admissions where COVID-19 was recorded but was not the primary diagnosis, this increased to 2.7% and 3.4% of the residential and nursing home cohort (3,794 and 3,980 residents), respectively.…”

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Hospital Admissions From Care Homes in England During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis Using Linked Administrative Data

Grimm¹,

Hodgson²,

Brine³

et al. 2021

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Background: Care home residents have complex healthcare needs but may have faced barriers to accessing hospital treatment during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: To examine trends in the number of hospital admissions for care home residents during the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a national linked dataset on hospital admissions for residential and nursing home residents in England between 20 January 2020 and 28 June 2020, compared to the corresponding period in 2019. Elective and emergency admission rates, normalised to the time spent in care homes across all residents, were derived across the first three months of the pandemic between 1 March and 31 May and primary admissions reasons for this period were compared across years. Results: Hospital admission rates rapidly declined during early March 2020 and remained substantially lower than in 2019 until the end of June. Between March and May, 2,960 admissions from residential homes (16.2%) and 3,295 admissions from nursing homes (23.7%) were for suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Rates of other emergency admissions decreased by 36% for residential and by 38% for nursing home residents. Emergency admissions for acute coronary syndromes fell by 42% and 28% and emergency admissions for stroke fell by 16% and 24% for residential and nursing home residents, respectively. Elective admission rates declined by 64% for residential and by 61% for nursing home residents. Conclusions: This is the first study showing that care home residents’ hospital use declined during the first wave of COVID-19, potentially resulting in substantial unmet health need that will need to be addressed alongside ongoing pressures from COVID-19.

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Risk Factors for Cataracts Treated Surgically in Postmenopausal Women

Cited by 24 publications

References 34 publications

Hospital admissions from care homes in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis using linked administrative data

Hospital admissions from care homes in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis using linked administrative data

Risk Factors Associated with Cataracts in Middle-Aged People, an Incidence-Based Case-Control Study in Shiraz, Iran

Hospital Admissions From Care Homes in England During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis Using Linked Administrative Data

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