How does getting your cataract fixed keep your hips strong? Well, it doesn’t….but it may help prevent you from falling and breaking a hip.
A recent analysis in the journal JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) reviewed data on over 1 million patients and found a reduced risk of fracture among those who had their cataracts repaired.
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1273017
It’s an unexpected consequence of improved vision…but it makes sense.
As we have more and more data available via computers, we will gain increasing insights into little k
nown connections, with benefits and risks being seen where none were noted previously.