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Lens opacities in women in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: is there evidence of an effect of sex hormones?

Year: 1993

Type: article

Abstract: Analyses reported here suggest a protective effect of estrogen status on lens opacities, which are very common in adult Americans. Clinical trials are currently underway to assess protective effects of past menopausal estrogens on other disease. Evaluation of lenses of the participants would shed light on effects in the lens.

Source: PubMed Central

Author: B E Klein

Institution: University of Wisconsin–Madison

Language: English

Topic: Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Eye Institute

Award: Epidemiology of Age-related Macular Degeneration and Other Retinal Diseases