Association of Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis and Cataract Development and Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is a paucity of data addressing the risk of cataract development in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).

Objective

To investigate the association of AD with subsequent cataract development and cataract surgery in a Korean pediatric population.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based retrospective longitudinal cohort study used nationally representative data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database from 2002 to 2013. Incident AD cases, consisting of patients younger than 20 years with AD and severe AD and were matched to 4 controls each using propensity score derived from age, sex, residential area, and household income.

Main outcomes and measures

Incidence probabilities of cataract development and ca

SUBMITTER: Jeon HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142945 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature