Statins Could Increase the Risk of Cataract

Some clinicians have raised concerns regarding the potential for lens opacities (cataracts) as a result of statin use. Statins are prescribed to reduce total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL). Researchers used data from the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Health databases from 2000-2007 and the IMS LifeLink U.S. database from 2001-2011 to form two patient cohorts. In the BC cohort, there was about a 27% increased risk of developing ...