Search for: [Abstract = "years, mean age 74.8 ± 8.6 years. Patients included in the study were operated on for cataract in two hospitals\: the 5th Military Hospital with Polyclinic in Cracow and the Military Medical Institute in Warsaw in the period 2013\-2015. The material after the operation was delivered to the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow for further analytical studies. Therefore, the appropriately prepared material obtained after phacoemulsification was used for the study. This material is conventionally disposed of and is not subjected to any research processes. The samples were not subjected to initial chemical treatment. A single measurement allowed the examination of the content of many elements simultaneously. Patients with diagnosed cataracts were included. Based on an interview and indicated treatment, three groups of patients were identified\: Group G1 ‒ 37 cataract patients not treated for diabetes and glaucoma ‒ mean age = 75.6 ± 9.8 years \(60\-100 years\)\; Group G2 ‒ 25 patients with cataract treated for diabetes ‒ mean age = 73.6 ± 8.1 years \(59\-88 years\)\; G3 group ‒ 39 patients with cataract treated for glaucoma ‒ mean age = 74.2 ± 8.4 years \(56\-93 years\). In this study we focused on three elements\: calcium \(Ca\), iron \(Fe\) and zinc \(Zn\). \; None of the groups met the criteria for normal distribution, as confirmed by the Schapiro\-Wilk test. Distri"]

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