Cataract Surgery in Elderly Subjects with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Prolonged Treatment with Statins

Cataract Surgery in Elderly Subjects with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Prolonged Treatment with Statins

Background: Cataracts are the main cause of blindness and represent one fifth of visual problems worldwide. It is still unknown whether prolonged statin treatment favors the development of cataracts. We aimed to ascertain the prevalence of cataract surgery in elderly subjects with genetically diagno...

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Main Authors: Victoria Marco-Benedí, Martín Laclaustra, Rosa M. Sánchez-Hernández, Emilio Ortega-Martínez de Victoria, Juan Pedro-Botet, Jose Puzo, Fernando Civeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
cataracts
heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
statins
lipid-lowering treatment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3494

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