This volume provides insight into current research on cataract epidemiology with a special emphasis on UV-related cataract risk assessment. The improvement and standardization of classification techniques are also discussed.

This volume of 'developments in ophthalmology' provides an extensive insight into current research on cataract epidemiology with a special emphasis on UV-related cataract risk assessment. In addition to substantial results of epidemiological studies from India, Australia (Melbourne), Korea, Bulgaria (Sofia) and Japan, the improvement and standardization of classification techniques are thoroughly discussed in order to be able to adequately convey and compare the different findings. UV-radiation as a trigger in the development of cataractis amply described in the scientific literature. This book presents a new and accurate model for the complex measurements of UV-exposure of the eye and allows a more realistic calculation of the actual risk of damage to the eye. Reports of age-dependent alterations in the transparency and scattering light intensity of the human lens as well as special approaches to localize cataract complete this important publication for ophthalmologists and epidemiologists working in the field of ophthalmology.

Prevanlence and risk factors of cataract in India - a review, S.K. Gupta
A cataract epidemiological analysis of patients admitted during a 10-year period to a teaching hospital in Harbin, northeastern China, Y.-G. Jing et al
Assessment of lifetime occular exposure to UV-B - the Melbourne visual impairment project, C.A. McCarty et al
Normal ageing changes of the scattering light intensity in human lens measuring with Scheimpflug photography, K.H. Shyn et al
Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment due to cataract - Sofia eye survey, P. Vassileva et al
Localization of cortical cataracts examined through photographic images, K. Asano et al
A current UV-B-related cataract epidemiology study in Japan, K. Sasaki et al
A new grading system for nuclear cataracts - an alternative to the Japanese cooperative cataract epidemiology study group's grading system, K. Sasaki et al
Ultraviolet dosimetry utilizing a manequin model, Y. Sakamoto et al
Relationship between pure cortical cataract appearance and the wearing of glasses - a preliminary report of a case control study performed on the subject in the Noto area, Japan, N. Katoh et al
Ocular exposure to environmental light and ultraviolet - the impact of lid opening and sky conditions, D.H. Sliney
Ultraviolet radiation as cataract risk factor - a case report, U. Muller-Breitenkamp et al
Preliminary study on exposure measurement of ultraviolet radiation, M. Ono
An epidemiological survey of cataract in China, B. Zhang et al
Difference in the grading and type of lens opacification between both eyes examined in an population based survey in three areas of Japan, N. Katoh et al
Ageing changes of lens transparency in subjects with non-cataractous eyes, H. Sasaki et al.