Asteroid Hyalosis in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005 to 2008

Michaela S Tracy; Michael V Boland; Isdin Oke

doi:10.1016/j.oret.2022.08.006

Asteroid Hyalosis in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005 to 2008

Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Jan;7(1):94-96. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2022.08.006. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

Authors

Michaela S Tracy¹, Michael V Boland², Isdin Oke³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: michaela.tracy@childrens.harvard.edu.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

The prevalence of asteroid hyalosis in adults ≥ 40 years old was 0.6–0.8% in the 2005–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Older age and elevated serum creatinine were associated with the presence of asteroid hyalosis.

Keywords: Asteroid hyalosis; Diabetes; Hypercalcemia; Systemic disease.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Humans
Nutrition Surveys
Orbital Diseases*
Vision Disorders*

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