Association of Cataract Surgery With Mortality in Older Women: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous studies have suggested an association between cataract surgery and decreased risk for all-cause mortality potentially through a mechanism of improved health status and functional independence, but the association between cataract surgery and cause-specific mortality has not been previously studied and is not well understood.

Objective

To examine the association between cataract surgery and total and cause-specific mortality in older women with cataract.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study included nationwide data collected from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial and observational study linked with the Medicare claims database. Participants in the present study were 65 years or older with a diagnosis of ca

SUBMITTER: Tseng VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5833601 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature