title: Cataract surgery is more prevalent and occurs at an earlier age in a high cardiovascular risk cohort: Comparison with the Blue Mountains Eye Study.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: swan7117@uni.sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Sarah B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Adam J H
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Plant
authors.affiliation: Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.affiliation: Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.affiliation: Centre for Heart Research, the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Aravinda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thiagalingam
authors.affiliation: Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burlutsky
authors.affiliation: Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Bamini
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gopinath
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002386:Cataract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000639:trends; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Australian Heart Eye Study; Blue Mountains Eye Study; Cataract surgery; Coronary artery disease; Extent score; Gensini score