Association Between Fatty Liver Index and Incidence of Cataract Surgery in Individuals Aged 50 Years and Older Based on the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS) Data: Longitudinal Retrospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Yonghwan Kim (Author), Jeongsook Kim (Author), Eoi Jong Seo (Author), Kyung Tae Kim (Author), Jae-woo Lee (Author), Joungyoun Kim (Author), Hee-Taik Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract BackgroundCataract is a leading cause of vision impairment. Obesity-related risk factors, including insulin resistance, increase the risk of cataract. The fatty liver index (FLI) is a biomarker for noninvasive fat layer prediction of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The FLI has been used t...