Ophthalmic Disorders in Adults with Down Syndrome

Table 3

Age-related prevalence of cataracts.

Age (years)	Down syndrome (%)	General population in United States without intellectual disability^1
30–39	13.0%	—^2
40–49	37.8%	2.5%
50–59	42.9%	6.8%
60–69	60.0%	20.0%
70–79	77.8%	42.8%
80+	100.0%^3	68.3%

¹The Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group (2004a) [49] and summary data available at: http://nei.nih.gov/eyedata/pbd_tables.asp.
²Data unavailable.
³Only one participant in this age category.