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YAC patients were analysed and compared with patients with childhood cataract (CC) in January 2005 to December 2014.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>During the 10-year period, 515 YAC patients and 2421 inpatients with CC were enrolled. Among the YAC patients, 76.76% (109\/142) of unilateral patients had a corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) better than 20\/40 in the healthy eye, whereas only 20.38% (76\/373) of bilateral patients had a CDVA better than 20\/40 in the eye with better visual acuity. Compared with the CC group, the YAC group had a higher proportion of rural patients (40.40% vs 31.60%, p=0.001). Furthermore, the prevalence of other ocular abnormalities in YAC patients was higher than that in patients with CC (29.71% vs 17.47%, p&lt;0.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A large proportion coming from rural areas and a high prevalence of complicated ocular abnormalities may be the most salient characteristics of YAC patients. Strengthening the counselling and screening strategy for cataract and health education for young adults are required especially for those in rural areas.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2017-020234","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,23]],"date-time":"2018-07-23T06:45:27Z","timestamp":1532328327000},"page":"e020234","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Clinical characteristics of young adult cataract patients: a 10-year retrospective study of the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Duoru","family":"Lin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhenzhen","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key 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