American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 434-440.e1 , September 2010

Alcohol Consumption and the Long-Term Incidence of Cataract and Cataract Surgery: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

  • Gowri L. Kanthan

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Paul Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • George Burlutsky

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Jie Jin Wang

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • Centre for Eye Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Jie Jin Wang, Center for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, Sydney, Australia 2145

,Accepted 21 April 2010.

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PII: S0002-9394(10)00304-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.04.020

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 434-440.e1 , September 2010

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