Hormone Therapy Associated With Need for Cataract Surgery

Major Finding: Women who had ever used hormone therapy had a 14% higher risk for cataract extraction and current HT users had an 18% higher risk, compared with women who never used HT.

Data Source: A 98-month Swedish prospective study of 30,861 postmenopausal women.

Disclosures: Dr. Lindblad and her associates reported having no conflicts of interest related to the study, which was funded by Swedish government agencies and research foundations.