The following associations were found : increasing age with increased risk of all types of cataract and cataract surgery ; males with increased risk of PSC and decreased risk of cortical cataracts ; nonwhite persons with increased risk of cortical cataract ; hyperopia with decreased risk of PSC , nuclear cataract , and cataract surgery ; Centrum ( Wyeth Consumer Healthcare , Madison , NJ ) use with decreased risk of nuclear cataract ; diabetes with increased risk of cortical , PSC cataract , and cataract surgery ; higher educational level with decreased risk of cortical cataract ; and smoking with increased risk of cortical cataract and cataract surgery .
