Cataracts and statin use: cause and effect not confirmed.

JAMA Ophthalmol

Geriatric Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland3Department of Ophthalmology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

Published: March 2014

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