TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Alcohol and eye diseases: a review of epidemiologic studies
JO  - Journal of studies on alcohol
A1  - Hiratsuka, Y.
A1  - Li, G.
SP  - 397
EP  - 402
VL  - 62
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Epidemiologic evidence for the associations of alcohol consumption with eye diseases was gathered. METHOD: A literature review was conducted. RESULTS: In addition to alcohol-induced ocular anomalies among children with fetal alcohol syndrome, epidemiologic studies in the past two decades have demonstrated that chronic alcoholism is associated with a significantly increased risk of cataract, keratitis, color vision deficiencies and corneal arcus. Moderate alcohol use, however, has been reported to be possibly protective against age-related macular degeneration, cataract and diabetic retinopathy. CONCLUSIONS: It is evident that through its biologic effects and effects on nutrient deficits alcohol plays a role in a variety of eye diseases. Information on the patient's drinking history can be clinically valuable and should be collected on a routine basis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-882X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -