Background: Cataract is the clouding of the lens where each State of the eye which occurs as a result of hydration (adding liquid) lens, lens protein denaturation or due to both. Cataracts are the cause of 47.8% of blindness in the world. Therefore, it is important to know the risk factors of cataract. Objective: To observe the risk factors of senile cataract at the Rumah Sakit Khusus Mata Masy…
Katarak merupakan salah satu penyebab gangguan penglihatan dan kebutaan pada lebih dari 20 juta orang di seluruh dunia. Hasil survei Kesehatan Mata Nasional tahun 1993-1996 menunjukkan bahwa 1,5% penduduk di Indonesia mengalami kebutaan dan penyebab utama kebutaan adalah katarak. Katarak senilis atau katarak terkait usia merupakan jenis katarak yang paling sering terjadi. Penyebab katarak senil…
Background: According to World Health Organization (WHO), cataract is the main cause of visual impairment and blindness for more than 17 million people in the world. Senile cataract is the most common type of cataract that happens to occur. There are many risk factor of cataract, such as economic status and smoking habit. Cataract can be prevented, delayed and slowed by avoiding the cause and t…
Background: Senile cataract is a cloudiness of the lens that occurs in the age of 40 years. The prevalence of cataract is approximately 4.99% in Indonesia. Aging is a major risk factor of cataract. Besides it, occupation and economic status influence the occurance of senile cataract as well. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of senile cataract and it's relationship with …