Crosspost from: OEM: cataract and radiation

[liselin@planetx.bloomu.edu (Louis H Iselin)]

I thought someone here might be better prepared to answer these questions than 
the OEM folfs.

In article  Dr Yosi Riback <occup01@post.tau.ac.il> writes:
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>Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 10:45:29 +0300 (IDT)
>From: Dr Yosi Riback <occup01@post.tau.ac.il>
>Subject: OEM: cataract and radiation
>To: dukeoccupmed <occ-env-med-l@MC.DUKE.EDU>
>Message-id: <Pine.SGI.3.91-heb-2.05.960610103648.17756A-100000@ccsg.tau.ac.il>

>I am interested in anyones input regarding a case of radiation induced 
>cataract. I am following a group of hospital employees who are exposed to 
>ionizing radiation. One of the workers is a 45 year old oncologist who 
>has minimal exposure to radiation ( removing radiation sources from 
>cancer patients occasionally) who has developed a cataract: +1 focal 
>posterior subcapsular cataract". It seems to me that it is not related to 
>work since he has high myopia (-11), and minimal exposure to radiation, 
>much less than the TLV according to his badge reports over the last 15 
>years. I would like to know if anyone knows any good summary references 
>on the association of high myopia with cataracts. What is the dose of 
>radiation required to produce a cataract?, and What is typical about 
>radiation induced catarcts? anterior vs posterior?, focal vs diffuse?

>Thank you,  Chaim Cohen MD.


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Louis H. Iselin, Ph.D.           * Go Gators! *                   <*>
Assistant Professor of Physics (Health Physics Program)
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