TY - JOUR
T1 - Lipid Lowering and Incidence of Cataract, a Role for Fibrates
AU - Casula, Manuela
AU - Pirillo, Angela
AU - Catapano, Alberico L.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Cataract is a pathological eye condition with loss of lens transparency. Age-related cataract is the most common type in adults, and opacity is believed to result from oxidative stress. According to estimates by the World Health Organization, cataract affects ≈100 million people worldwide. There has been discussion on the role of lipid-lowering drugs in inducing cataract. Herein, we comment on an article suggesting a role for fibrates.
AB - Cataract is a pathological eye condition with loss of lens transparency. Age-related cataract is the most common type in adults, and opacity is believed to result from oxidative stress. According to estimates by the World Health Organization, cataract affects ≈100 million people worldwide. There has been discussion on the role of lipid-lowering drugs in inducing cataract. Herein, we comment on an article suggesting a role for fibrates.
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U2 - 10.1002/cpt.1269
DO - 10.1002/cpt.1269
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057735780
JO - Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
JF - Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
SN - 0009-9236
ER -