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- Title
Occupational cataracts and lens opacities in interventional cardiology (O'CLOC study): are X-Rays involved? Radiation-induced cataracts and lens opacities.
- Authors
Jacob, Sophie; Michel, Morgane; Spaulding, Christian; Boveda, Serge; Bar, Olivier; Brézin, Antoine P; Streho, Maté; Maccia, Carlo; Scanff, Pascale; Laurier, Dominique; Bernier, Marie-Odile
- Abstract
The eye is well known to be sensitive to clearly high doses (>2 Gy) of ionizing radiation. In recent years, however, cataracts have been observed in populations exposed to lower doses. Interventional cardiologists are repeatedly and acutely exposed to scattered ionizing radiation (X-rays) during the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures they perform. These "low" exposures may cause damage to the lens of the eye and induce early cataracts, known as radiation-induced cataracts. The O'CLOC study (Occupational Cataracts and Lens Opacities in interventional Cardiology) was designed to test the hypothesis that interventional cardiologists, compared with an unexposed reference group of non-interventional cardiologists, have an increased risk of cataracts.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2010, Vol 10, p537
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-10-537