Radiation-associated lens changes in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: Results from the IC-CATARACT (CATaracts Attributed to RAdiation in the CaTh lab) study.
Aris KaratasakisHarilaos S BrilakisBarbara A DanekJudit KaracsonyiJose Roberto Martinez-ParachiniPhuong-Khanh J Nguyen-TrongAya J AlameMichele K RoesleBavana V RanganKenneth R RosenfieldRoxana MehranEhtisham MahmudCharles E ChambersSubhash BanerjeeEmmanouil S BrilakisPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
Compared with unexposed controls, ICs and cath-lab staff had a higher prevalence of lens changes that may be attributable to ionizing radiation exposure. While most of these changes were subclinical, they are important due to the potential to progress to clinical symptoms, highlighting the importance of minimizing staff radiation exposure.