title: Systemic illnesses in cataract patients: 2. Prevalence.
abstract: In a previous paper we reported an elevated incidence of systemic illnesses in a population of 846 cataract patients. The charts were reviewed to determine the prevalence of systemic illnesses and of drug allergy. Elevated rates of hypertension (46.0%), diabetes mellitus (15.8%), glaucoma (11.0%) and drug allergy (30.6%) were found. Recommendations are made for preoperative assessment of cataract patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D009674:Nova Scotia; D012189:Retrospective Studies