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May 16, 2004

Drinking and Cataract

Review of Ophthlmology April 2004



The relative risk for cataract extraction rose with increasing alcohol consumption and was more pronounced in smokers. Among women drinking more than a glass of wine (13 grams alcohol) per day and smoking >15 pack-years of cigarettes (roughly, three-quarters of a pack per day) the relative risk for cataract extraction was

Posted by mehdi khanlari at May 16, 2004 07:12 AM