[Senile and presenile cataract: comparison of patients operated in the year 1990-2000].

Purpose: To compare some epidemiological features (e.g. mean age) of patients operated for senile and presenile cataract in the year 1990 and 2000.

Material And Method: Data of 106 consecutive patients with senile or presenile cataract operated in May 1990 and 110 patients operated in April and May 2000, were compared. Some cataract risk factors were analysed: cataract in family, diabetes, steroid therapy, refractive error, rural residency, outdoor occupation, smoking., visual acuity and age of patients.

Results: There was significantly higher age (69 vs. 60 years) and lower number of patients with very low visual acuity (less than 0.1) in group undergoing cataract surgery in 2000. We did not noted significant differences regarding sex, cataract in family, presence of diabetes, steroid therapy, myopia, rural residency, outdoor occupation, smoking.

Conclusions: In 10 years period increase of age and decrease in number of patients with very low visual acuity in group operated for senile and presenile cataract could be observed.