TY - JOUR TI - Weights of senile cataractous lenses [POIDS DES CRISTALLINS ATTEINTS DE CATARACTE SENILE] AU - Louletzoglou, M. AU - Petroutsos, G. AU - Ladas, I. AU - Sourmelis, D. JO - Ophthalmologica Extra PY - 1983 VL - 186 TODO - 2 SP - 67-70 PB - SN - 2296-1445 TODO - 10.1159/000309263 TODO - age; aged; cardiovascular system; cataract; diabetes mellitus; endocrine system; human; human cell; hypertension; lens size; senile cataract; sex difference; visual system TODO - In the present study, the weights of 210 senile cataractous lenses were examined according to sex and the coexistence of systemic diseases, i.e., diabetes mellitus and hypertension. It was found that female cataractous lenses were significantly heavier than male cataractous lenses and that cataractous lenses of diabetic or hypertensive subjects were significantly heavier than those of subjects without systemic disease. ER -