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SUBMITTER: Irie H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6234576 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Irie Hidehiro H Chubachi Shotaro S Sato Minako M Sasaki Mamoru M Kameyama Naofumi N Inoue Takashi T Oyamada Yoshitaka Y Nakamura Hidetoshi H Asano Koichiro K Betsuyaku Tomoko T
Chronic respiratory disease 20171212 4
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of developing both cataract and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The prevalence of cataract and the clinical characteristics of COPD patients with cataract were retrospectively investigated in a 2-year observational COPD cohort. We analyzed 395 patients with complete data on ophthalmologic evaluation (319 subjects with COPD and 76 subjects at risk of COPD). There was no difference in the prevalence of cataract between COPD patients and those at r ...[more]