Ionizing radiation induced cataracts: Recent biological and mechanistic developments and perspectives for future research

EA Ainsbury, S Barnard, S Bright, C Dalke… - … Research/Reviews in …, 2016 - Elsevier
The lens of the eye has long been considered as a radiosensitive tissue, but recent research
has suggested that the radiosensitivity is even greater than previously thought. The 2012 …

Cataract

D Lam, SK Rao, V Ratra, Y Liu, P Mitchell… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Cataract is the leading cause of reversible blindness and visual impairment globally.
Blindness from cataract is more common in populations with low socioeconomic status and …

Editor's Choice–European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2023 clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety

B Modarai, S Haulon, E Ainsbury, D Böckler… - European journal of …, 2023 - ejves.com
The majority of studies investigating the effectiveness of radiation shields focus on
procedures performed by cardiologists. These studies are, nevertheless, relevant also for …

Risk of cataract among interventional cardiologists and catheterization lab staff: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Elmaraezy, M Ebraheem Morra… - Catheterization and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to assess the risk of
developing a radiation‐induced cataract in interventional cardiologists (ICs). Background …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of cataract in health care workers exposed to ionizing radiation: a systematic review

E Della Vecchia, A Modenese, T Loney… - La Medicina del …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The eye is an important sensory organ occupationally exposed to ionizing
radiation (IR) in healthcare workers (HCWs) engaged in medical imaging (MI). New …

A comparison of patient dose and occupational eye dose to the operator and nursing staff during transcatheter cardiac and endovascular procedures

KS Wilson-Stewart, D Fontanarosa, E Malacova… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The number and complexity of transcatheter procedures continue to increase, raising
concerns regarding radiation exposure to patients and staff. Procedures such as transaortic …

Deterministic effects to the lens of the eye following ionizing radiation exposure: is there evidence to support a reduction in threshold dose?

C Thome, DB Chambers, AM Hooker… - Health …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Ionizing radiation exposure to the lens of the eye is a known cause of cataractogenesis.
Historically, it was believed that the acute threshold dose for cataract formation was 5 Sv …

Radiation‐associated lens changes in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: results from the IC‐CATARACT (cataracts attributed to radiation in the cath lab) study

A Karatasakis, HS Brilakis, BA Danek… - Catheterization and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the relationship between occupational exposure to ionizing radiation
and the prevalence of lens changes in interventional cardiologists (ICs) and catheterization …

Health effects from occupational radiation exposure among fluoroscopy-guided interventional medical workers: a systematic review

S Ko, S Kang, M Ha, J Kim, JK Jun, KA Kong… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A systematic review was conducted to provide an overview of the health effects of
occupational radiation exposure from interventional fluoroscopy procedures on medical …

Radiation exposure in orthopaedics

N Frane, A Megas, E Stapleton, M Ganz… - JBJS …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
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