Abstract
Obesity is the most prevalent metabolic disease in developed countries and its prevalence rates worldwide are increasing rapidly. The disease is associated with a considerably enhanced morbidity in many body systems as well as mortality. This article reviews the effects of obesity on the four major blinding eye diseases: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataract and glaucoma, and shows that obesity is a significant risk factor for these diseases and hence to blindness.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 805-809+821 |
| Journal | Harefuah |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| State | Published - Nov 2005 |
Keywords
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Cataract
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Eye diseases
- Glaucoma
- Obesity
