The Analysis Study of Association of Myopia and Age-Related Cataract: A Comprehensive Systematic Review
Keywords:
Myopia, cataract, lens opacitiesAbstract
Background: Cataract is a major burden for health-care providers around the world. From a public health perspective, it is important to know the prevalence of undiagnosed lens opacities. Myopia a refractive error where distant objects appear blurred due to the elongation of the eyeball is seeing a rise in prevalence worldwide, with a particular increase in Asian populations. The aim: The aim of this study to show about association of myopia and age-related cataract. Methods: By the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020, this study was able to show that it met all of the requirements. This search approach, publications that came out between 2014 and 2024 were taken into account. Several different online reference sources, like Pubmed, SagePub, and Sciencedirect were used to do this. Result: Eight publications were found to be directly related to our ongoing systematic examination after a rigorous three-level screening approach. Subsequently, a comprehensive analysis of the complete text was conducted, and additional scrutiny was given to these articles. Conclusion: Low and moderate myopes are less likely to develop such a severe visual outcome; nevertheless, they are at significant risk to develop cataract.
References
Park SJ, Lee JH, Kang SW, Hyon JY, Park KH. Cataract and cataract surgery: Nationwide prevalence and clinical determinants. J Korean Med Sci. 2016;31(6):963–71.
Ohno-Matsui K, Kawasaki R, Jonas JB, Cheung CMG, Saw SM, Verhoeven VJM, et al. International photographic classification and grading system for myopic maculopathy. Am J Ophthalmol [Internet]. 2015;159(5):877-883.e7. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2015.01.022
Song P, Wang H, Theodoratou E, Chan KY, Rudan I. The national and subnational prevalence of cataract and cataract blindness in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Glob Health. 2018;8(1).
Nizami AA, Gurnani B, Gulani AC. Cataract [Internet]. StatPearls. 2024. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31525139
Williams K, Hammond C. High myopia and its risks. Community eye Heal [Internet]. 2019;32(105):5–6. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31409941
Holden BA, Fricke TR, Wilson DA, Jong M, Naidoo KS, Sankaridurg P, et al. Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050. Ophthalmology [Internet]. 2016;123(5):1036–42. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.01.006
Verhoeven VJM, Wong KT, Buitendijk GHS, Hofman A, Vingerling JR, Klaver CCW. Visual Consequences of Refractive Errors in the General Population. Ophthalmology [Internet]. 2015 Jan;122(1):101–9. Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0161642014006411
Verkicharla PK, Ohno-Matsui K, Saw SM. Current and predicted demographics of high myopia and an update of its associated pathological changes. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2015;35(5):465–75.
Ye L, Chen Q, Hu G, Xie J, Lv H, Shi Y, et al. Distribution and association of visual impairment with myopic maculopathy across age groups among highly myopic eyes – based on the new classification system (ATN). Acta Ophthalmol [Internet]. 2022 Jun 4;100(4). Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aos.15020
Fricke TR, Jong M, Naidoo KS, Sankaridurg P, Naduvilath TJ, Ho SM, et al. Global prevalence of visual impairment associated with myopic macular degeneration and temporal trends from 2000 through 2050: Systematic review, meta-analysis and modelling. Br J Ophthalmol. 2018;102(7):855–62.
Hugosson M, Ekström C. Prevalence and risk factors for age-related cataract in Sweden. Ups J Med Sci [Internet]. 2020;125(4):311–5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/03009734.2020.1802375
Kim JM, Choi YJ. Myopia and Nutrient Associations with Age-Related Eye Diseases in Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional KNHANES Study. Nutrients. 2024;16(9).
Bullimore MA, Brennan NA. The underestimated role of myopia in uncorrectable visual impairment in the United States. Sci Rep [Internet]. 2023;13(1):1–9. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42108-y
Singh S, Pardhan S, Kulothungan V, Swaminathan G, Ravichandran J, Ganesan S, et al. The prevalence and risk factors for cataract in rural and urban India. Indian J Ophthalmol [Internet]. 2019;67(4):477. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1127_17
Nowak MS, Smigielski J. The prevalence of age-related eye diseases and cataract surgery among older adults in the city of Lodz, Poland. J Ophthalmol. 2015;2015.
Xu C, Pan C, Zhao C, Bi M, Ma Q, Cheng J, et al. Prevalence and risk factors for myopia in older adult east Chinese population. BMC Ophthalmol. 2017;17(1):1–11.
Hsiao YT, Fang PC, Wu PC, Kuo MT, Chen YH, Kuo HK. Axial length of cataract eyes: a comparison of two cohorts over a span of 10 years apart. BMC Ophthalmol. 2021;21(1):4–11.
Hong Y, Sun Y, Ye X, Lu Y, Xu J, Xu J, et al. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Adult Cataract in the Jingan District of Shanghai. Oliverio GW, editor. J Ophthalmol [Internet]. 2022 Aug 31;2022:1–7. Available from: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/joph/2022/7547043/
Du Y, Meng J, He W, Lu Y, Zhu X. Challenges of refractive cataract surgery in the era of myopia epidemic: a mini-review. Front Med. 2023;10(September):1–6.
Gupta V, Rajagopala M, Ravishankar B. Etiopathogenesis of cataract: An appraisal. Indian J Ophthalmol [Internet]. 2014;62(2):103. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0301-4738.121141
Hashemi H, Pakzad R, Yekta A, Aghamirsalim M, Pakbin M, Ramin S, et al. Global and regional prevalence of age-related cataract: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Eye [Internet]. 2020;34(8):1357–70. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-020-0806-3
Subudhi P, Agarwal P. Myopia [Internet]. StatPearls. 2024. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33328468
Haarman AEG, Enthoven CA, Willem Tideman JL, Tedja MS, Verhoeven VJM, Klaver CCW. The complications of myopia: A review and meta-analysis. Investig Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020;61(4):1–3.
Jiang C, Melles RB, Sangani P, Hoffmann TJ, Hysi PG, Glymour MM, et al. Association of Behavioral and Clinical Risk Factors With Cataract: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study. Investig Opthalmology Vis Sci [Internet]. 2023 Jul 17;64(10):19. Available from: https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2791314
Xu B, Liu Z, Zhao J, Yu Z. Selenium intake help prevent age-related cataract formation: Evidence from NHANES 2001–2008. Front Nutr. 2023;10(January):1–9.
Foster PJ, Jiang Y. Epidemiology of myopia. Eye. 2014;28(2):202–8.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Karin Ananditya Fazri, Fikar Ramadhani (Author)

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Authors publishing here keep copyright but grant the journal first publication rights, under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License. They can distribute their work non-exclusively elsewhere with an acknowledgment of its first publication in this journal. Posting the work online before and during submission for earlier and greater citation is encouraged, reflecting Open Access benefits.
