Cataract is the single-leading cause of blindness in worldwide and accounts for nearly 47.9% of the total burden of vision impairment in the India, despite the progress made in surgical interventions during the last decade. Therefore, early identification of cataract and appropriate surgical intervention plays a crucial role in avoiding the morbidity and mortality associated with it. In a recent prospective cohort study of 74,044 participants of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) with cataract, investigators identified that cataract surgery was associated with reduced risk for all-cause mortality and mortality associated with comorbid noncommunicable diseases and communicable diseases. Out of 74 044 women with cataract in the WHI, 41,735 had undergone cataract surgery.
Mean age was 70.5 ±4.6 years. The mortality rate was 2.56 per 100 person-years in both groups. According to the…
