Características relacionadas con la dieta y el riesgo de cataratas: evidencia de un estudio de aleatorización

Chen Li1, Yicheng Lu1, Mingxuan Chen2

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, SuZhou, Jiangsu, China.

Resumen

Los factores dietéticos como la ingesta de pescado graso pueden influir en el riesgo de cataratas. Este estudio utilizó la aleatorización mendeliana para explorar los vínculos causales entre las características dietéticas y la catarata, sugiriendo posibles intervenciones dietéticas para la prevención.

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