In the journals: Could cholesterol-lowering drugs cause cataracts?
Statins cut the risk of heart disease by lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol. Some past studies have linked statins to cataracts; others found no connection. To investigate further, the researchers matched about 7,000 people who were prescribed statins to an equal number of people who did not take statins. Over six years, statin users had a slightly higher chance of being diagnosed with cataracts: (35.5%) compared with non-users (33.5%).
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