Disorders of lens

cataract: Partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes that decreases visual acuity and eventually results in blindness. Some cataracts appear in infancy or in childhood, but most develop in older individuals. (Sternberg Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.)

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 35583 19748 15835
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 13.68 13.44 14.00
Mean age at first event (years) 69.38 69.37 69.41

Mortality

Follow-up Absolute risk HR [95% CI] p N
1998–2019 0.04 2.66 [2.40, 2.95] 1.8e-76 7279
15 years 0.02 2.88 [2.63, 3.16] <1e-100 6704
5 years 0.00 3.55 [3.25, 3.87] <1e-100 2988
1 year 0.00 3.16 [2.74, 3.65] 6.3e-55 571

Correlations

Index endpoint: H7_LENS – Disorders of lens
GWS hits: 21

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Disorders of lens
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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Disorders of lens