An age-related ocular disease such as cataract that causes reduction of visual functions would affect the individual driving performance. The aim this research was to compare difficulties between Malaysian drivers with bilateral cataracts and without cataract. This cross-sectional study involved measurement [visual acuity (VA) contrast sensitivity (CS)] difficulty 61 respondents who had valid l...

  Background: Increased oxygen free radical and reduced glutathione level in the eye lens are important risk factor for cataract formation. The antioxidative property and increasing cellular and extra cellular glutathione level have been reported by several herbal medicines including silymarin.  Objective: In present interventional study Silybum marianum L. seed extract (silymarin) was tested a...

one of the dangerous complications of cataract extractions is vitreous loss. the purpose of this stuy is to evaluate the incidence of vitreous loss and its sepuale while teaching residents at rasoul akram hospital in iran. this study has been conducted on existing records of 730 eyes which were subjectd to extracapsular cataract extractions by 3rd and 4th year, right handed resident of rasoul a...

Introduction: Any opacity of lens is defined as cataract. This leads to reduced vision that is the most common cause of blindness in the world in among the elderly. There is no non-surgical treatment for cataract patients; thereby, patients have to spend a lot of money especially those residing in the undeveloped countries. It is thus necessary to be informed of predisposing factors in order to...

1. Background 1.1. Definition of cataract 1.2. Applied anatomy and physiology 1.3. Diagnosis of Cataract 1.4. Causes of Cataract 1.5. The prevalence of Blindness and Cataract Blindness in Africa 1.6. The impact of cataract blindness 1.7. Management of cataract 1.8. Complications 1.9. Expected Results 1.10. The cost of cataract surgery 2. Equipment and human resources required to establish a cat...

The pathogenesis of cataract has been found to be influenced by a number of factors including oxidative stress. Catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) are some of the antioxidant enzymes that protect the body from oxidative damage. The present study investigates the activities of erythrocyte catalase, GPX, and SOD with respect to senile cataract (non-diabetic cat...