Prevalence of cataract in adult Down's syndrome patients aged 28 to 83 years

Table 1 Studies of the prevalence of cataract in Down's syndrome

Study	No. of subjects	Age of subjects (years)	Percentage with cataract
Lowe 1949 [11]	67	< 60	87
Skeller & Øster 1951 [12]	80	< 58	46
Cullen & Butler 1963 [13]	143	2–53	15
Chutko 1965 [14]	100	< 18	20
Rochels et al. 1977 [15]	1047	< 23	2
Gnad & Rett 1979 [16]	420	< 14	55
Jaeger 1980 [17]	75	15–68	55
Walsh 1981 [18]	91	5–60	17
Shapiro & France 1985 [19]	53	7–36	13
Riise 1986 [20]	123	< 66	59
Hestnes et al. 1991 [21]	30	21–72	50
Da Cunha & Moreira 1996 [22]	152	< 18	13
Present study	68	28–84	16