本文研究自1952年7月1日至1966年6月30日在 New South Wales 出生的白内障儿童,与 Farrar及 Mackie 统计的1961年8月至1962年2月有产前历史的90个母亲分娩的正常婴儿作对照。结果:136个白内障儿童,共中27个或因了解不够或因父母不合作而除外。其余109个患儿中,有肯定风疹史者23个,有婴儿及青年白内障家族史者14人,有先天愚型7人及愚侏病等一般认为可能引起白内障的疾患者6人。剩余59个白内障的形成很难用惯例的名称解释。其中男36个,女23个。大部分出生体重在2.5公斤以下。而且白内障发生不一定都是先天性的。在出生后不到1月至4岁以上中间各时期均有所发现。作者将达59例白内障的病因分析如下:营养的因素:在分析中发现有可能的营养因素,如母亲有多胎,巨大的胎盘变性或萎缩,产前有膳食不 This article examines cataract children born in New South Wales from July 1, 1952 to June 30, 1966, and Farrar and Mackie births of 90 mothers with a prenatal history of August 1961 to February 1962 Normal infants as a control. Results: A total of 136 children with cataracts, except for those who did not know enough or did not cooperate with their parents, were 27. Among the remaining 109 children, there were 23 confirmed epidemics, 14 with a family history of infant and young cataract, 7 with Down’s syndrome, and 6 with diseases such as stupidity that are generally thought to cause cataracts. The remaining 59 cataract formation is difficult to explain by the name of the formula. There are 36 males and 23 females. Most birth weight below 2.5 kg. And cataracts are not necessarily congenital. Less than 1 month after birth in the middle of the age of 4 are found in the middle of each period. The authors will cause up to 59 cases of cataract etiology as follows: Nutritional factors: In the analysis found possible nutritional factors, such as mother’s multiple births, huge placental degeneration or atrophy, prenatal dietary