Research Catalog

Title

Cataract epidemiology / International Forum on Advanced Techniques in Lens and Cataract Research, Kanazawa, June 6-8, 1995 ; volume editors, K. Sasaki, O. Hockwin.

Author

International Forum on Advanced Techniques in Lens and Cataract Research (1995 : Kanazawa-shi, Japan)

Publication

Basel ; New York : Karger, 1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hockwin, Otto.
• Sasaki, K. (Kazuyuki), 1935-

Description

vi, 111 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

• Reports on age-dependent alterations in the transparency and scattering light intensity of the human lens as well as special approaches to localize cataract complete this important publication for ophthalmologists and epidemiologists working in the field.
• This volume of 'Developments in Ophthalmology' provides an extensive insight into current research on cataract epidemiology with a special emphasis on UV-related cataract risk assessment. In addition to substantial results of epidemiological studies from India, China, Australia (Melbourne), Korea, Bulgaria (Sofia) and Japan, the improvement and standardization of classification techniques in thoroughly discussed in order to be able to adequately convey and compare the different findings.
• UV-radiation as a trigger in the development of cataract is amply described in the scientific literature. The book presents a new and accurate model for the complex measurement of UV-exposure of the eye and allows a more realistic calculation of the actual risk of damage to the eye.

Series Statement

Developments in ophthalmology ; vol. 27

Uniform Title

Developments in ophthalmology ; v. 27.

Subjects

• Ultraviolet Rays
• Cataract > epidemiology
• Radiation Dosage
• Lens, Crystalline > radiation effects
• Cataract > etiology
• Congress
• Cataract > Epidemiology > Congresses

Genre/Form

Congress.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cataract in India: A Review / S. K. Gupta -- A Cataract Epidemiological Analysis of Patients Admitted during a 10-Year Period to a Teaching Hospital in Harbin, Northeastern China / Y.-G. Jing, L. Zhang and J. Wang -- Assessment of Lifetime Ocular Exposure to UV-B: The Melbourne Visual Impairment Project / C. A. McCarty, S. E. Lee and P. M. Livingston [et al.] -- Normal Aging Changes of the Scattering Light Intensity in Human Lens Measuring with Scheimpflug Photography / K. H. Shyn, D. H. Lee and N. S. Hong [et al.] -- Prevalence of Blindness and Visual Impairment due to Cataract - Sofia Eye Survey / P. Vassileva, S. Gieser and S. West [et al.] -- Localization of Cortical Cataracts Examined through Photographic Images / K. Asano, Y. Sakamoto and M. Kojima [et al.] -- A Current UV-B-Related Cataract Epidemiology Study in Japan / K. Sasaki, M. Kojima and Y. Sakamoto [et al.] --
• A New Grading System for Nuclear Cataracts - An Alternative to the Japanese Cooperative Cataract Epidemiology Study Group's Grading System / K. Sasaki, Y. Sakamoto and K. Fujisawa [et al.] -- Ultraviolet Dosimetry Utilizing a Mannequin Model / Y. Sakamoto, M. Kojima and Y. Emori [et al.] -- Relationship between Pure Cortical Cataract Appearance and the Wearing of Glasses. A Preliminary Report of a Case Control Study Performed on the Subjects in the Noto Area, Japan / N. Katoh, M. Ono and K. Fujisawa [et al.] -- Ocular Exposure to Environmental Light and Ultraviolet - The Impact of Lid Opening and Sky Conditions / D. H. Sliney -- Ultraviolet Radiation as Cataract Risk Factor - A Case Report / U. Muller-Breitenkamp, O. Hockwin and H. Siekmann [et al.] -- Preliminary Study on Exposure Measurement of Ultraviolet Radiation / M. Ono -- An Epidemiological Survey of Cataract in China / B.-x. Zhang, S.-q. Gao and W. Tao --
• Difference in the Grading and Type of Lens Opacification between Both Eyes Examined in a Population-Based Survey in Three Areas of Japan / N. Katoh, K. Fujisawa and Y. Sakamoto [et al.] -- Aging Changes of Lens Transparency in Subjects with Noncataractous Eyes / H. Sasaki, T. Kasuga and M. Ono [et al.].

ISBN

3805563604 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

96041777

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries