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The use of statins may increase the risk of cataract development.<\/strong>. This was suggested by a study<\/strong> published in\u00a0JAMA Ophtalmol<\/a> involving more than 46,000 patients.<\/p>\n

The results showed that approximately one-third of the patients<\/strong> developed cataracts during the study’s seven-year follow-up period. The increased risk was associated with at least 90 days of lipid-lowering therapy<\/strong>, with cataracts occurring in 35.5% of statin users compared with 33.5% of controls<\/strong> who had not received statin treatment (odds ratio<\/em> 1.09; 95% confidence interval 1.02-1.17).<\/p>\n

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Advanced age<\/strong> and the presence of comorbid conditions<\/strong> known to promote cataract development were also identified as important risk factors.<\/p>\n

The findings of this study do not agree with other studies reported in the literature<\/strong>, some of which have suggested that statins may exert a protective antioxidant effect on the lens.<\/p>\n

Therefore, additional studies are needed<\/strong> to further clarify and confirm the effects of statins on eye health.<\/p>\n

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L\u2019assunzione di statine aumenta il rischio di cataratta. Ad affermarlo uno studio pubblicato su JAMA Ophtalmol e che ha coinvolto pi\u00f9 di 46 mila pazienti. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pharmacovigilance","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nDo statins harm the eyes? - Eureka Info Med<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Does taking statins increase the risk of cataracts? 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