Dehydrational crises from severe diarrhoea or heatstroke and risk of cataract.
The first of a series of epidemiological studies in progress in India has shown a strong association between risk of cataract and remembered episodes of dehydrational crises from severe cholera-like diarrhoeal disease. The findings suggest that severe diarrhoea is a major risk factor in early development of cataract and might account for about 36% of cases in the study area.
D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013474:Sunstroke / Q000150:complications