@article {836896,
	title = {Contribution of the Nurses{\textquoteright} Health Study to the Epidemiology of Cataract, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma.},
	journal = {Am J Public Health},
	volume = {106},
	number = {9},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016 Sep},
	pages = {1684-9},
	abstract = {OBJECTIVES: To review the contribution of the Nurses{\textquoteright} Health Study (NHS) to understanding the genetic and lifestyle factors that influence the risk of cataract, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma. METHODS: We performed a narrative review of the publications of the NHS between 1976 and 2016. RESULTS: The NHS has helped to elucidate the roles of genetics, lifestyle factors (e.g., cigarette smoking associated with cataract extraction and age-related macular degeneration), medical conditions (e.g., diabetes associated with cataract extraction and glaucoma), and dietary factors (e.g., greater carotenoid intake and lower glycemic diet associated with lower risk of age-related macular degeneration) in the etiology of degree and progression of lens opacities, cataract extraction, age-related macular degeneration, primary open-angle glaucoma, and exfoliation glaucoma. CONCLUSIONS: The findings from the NHS, combined with those of other studies, have provided compelling evidence to support public health recommendations for helping to prevent age-related eye diseases: abstinence from cigarette smoking, maintenance of healthy weight and diabetes prevention, and a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables.},
	issn = {1541-0048},
	doi = {10.2105/AJPH.2016.303317},
	author = {Kang, Jae H and Wu, Juan and Cho, Eunyoung and Ogata, Soshiro and Jacques, Paul and Taylor, Allen and Chiu, Chung-Jung and Wiggs, Janey L and Seddon, Johanna M and Hankinson, Susan E and Schaumberg, Debra A and Pasquale, Louis R}
}
