Zodpey, S PUghade, S NKhanolkar, V AShrikhande, S N1999-01-052009-05-311999-01-052009-05-311999-01-05Zodpey SP, Ughade SN, Khanolkar VA, Shrikhande SN. Dehydrational crisis from severe diarrhoea and risk of age-related cataract. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 1999 Jan; 97(1): 13-5, 24http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/100636A group matched hospital based case-control study of 463 cases and equal number of controls was carried out at Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur to evaluate role of severe dehydrational crisis in age-related cataract development. The overall relative risk of age related cataract in relation to dehydrational crisis from severe diarrhoea was estimated to be 3.10 (2.28-4.20). The overall estimates of attributable risk per cent and population attributable risk per cent were calculated to be 0.67 (0.56-0.76) and 0.26 (0.18-0.35) respectively. In conclusion this study identified significant role of dehydrational crisis from severe diarrhoea in cataractogenesis.engAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesCataract --etiologyDehydration --complicationsDeveloping CountriesDiarrhea --complicationsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsJournal Article