Association between inflammatory biomarkers and cataracts: validation from the NHANES database and clinical studies (opens in new tab)

IntroductionCataract-associated blindness has increasingly emerged as a major public health issue. Although inflammatory and nutritional status are well-established contributors to various systemic diseases, their associations with cataracts remain underexplored. This study leveraged the NHANES database to investigate the associations between inflammatory and nutritional biomarkers and cataract surgery history prevalence, with subsequent validation using hospital-based clinical data.MethodsPa...