title: Frequency of cataract extraction in Greenlanders.
abstract: The total number of cataract extractions in Eskimos in Greenland was 43 during 1979 and 1980. Of these 28 were performed as first eye extractions. The frequency of first eye extractions was found to be rather high, respectively 42 and 72 per 10.000 persons in 60-69 and 70-79-year-old persons. Racial, nutritional, climatological factors together with "backlog effect" are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000453:epidemiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003718:Denmark; D006116:Greenland; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity