Prevalence and risk factors of pre-senile lens opacities in the 1969-73 Vellore Birth Cohort
The high prevalence of LO at a relatively young age in South Asian Indians suggests earlier onset of ageing. History of asthma, higher HbA1C, hypertension and lower 25(OH) vitamin D levels were associated with LO.
Authors
- Nihal Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4614-9519)
- Rita Isaac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-1219)
- Mahasampath Gowri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0251-0763)
- Anika Amritanand
- Clare Gilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-6248)
- Felix Jebasingh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5903-6110)
- Thomas Kuri̇akose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-519X)
- Thomas V. Paul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-341X)
- Andrew Braganza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0475-1920)
- Senthil K. Vasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3630-6568)
- Hepsy Chelliah
- Padma Paul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5367-4680)
- Belavendra Antonisamy
- Nancy Magdalene
- Prasanna Samuel
- Neena John
- GVS Murthy
- Jophy Philips Cherry
- Lekha Abraham
- Geetanjali Arulappan
Institutions
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- Government Vellore Medical College (IN)
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Christian Medical College (IN)
- Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eye
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-025-03836-9
- Primary Topic
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Wellcome Trust
- Public Health Foundation of India
- Christian Medical College, Vellore