Refractive error changes in cortical, nuclear, and posterior subcapsular cataracts

• Published in: British journal of ophthalmology Vol. 87; no. 8; pp. 964 - 967
• Main Authors: Pesudovs, K, Elliott, D B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.08.2003; BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; Copyright 2003 British Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; astigmatism; Astigmatism - etiology; Biological and medical sciences; Care and treatment; Cataract; Cataract - complications; Cataract - pathology; Clinical Science - Scientific Reports; Humans; Lens Cortex, Crystalline - pathology; Lens diseases; Lens Nucleus, Crystalline - pathology; Lens, Crystalline - pathology; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; myopia; Myopia - etiology; Ophthalmology; Prospective Studies; Refractive Errors - etiology; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the eye and orbit; vector analysis; Vision disorders; Human; Cataract; Change; Posterior; Refractive error

Aims: To determine the effect of the three main morphological types of cataract on refractive error. Methods: Data were prospectively collected from 77 subjects (age 67 (SD 8) years) with one morphological type of cataract. 34 had cortical, 21 had nuclear, and 21 had posterior subcapsular cataract....