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The purpose of this study is to test the existence of an increased risk of cataracts among interventional cardiologists as compared to cardiologists not exposed to X-rays.
This cross-sectional study includes cardiologists aged > 40 years: a group of interventional cardiologists (coronary interventionists and electrophysiologists) and a group of unexposed workers (including cardiologists). Individual information, including risk factors of cataracts (age, diabetes, myopia, etc. ...), are collected during a telephone interview. For the exposed group, a specific section of the questionnaire is focused on the occupational history, the description of the procedures (type, frequency, radiation protection tool) and will be used for the classification into "comparable exposure level" groups according to estimates of cumulative dose. For all participants, eye examinations are performed to specifically detect cataracts even in the early stages (lens opacities, LOCS III according to the international standard classification).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposed group | French coronary interventional cardiologists and cardiologists specializing in cardiac arrhythmias treatments (electrophysiologists), occupationally exposed to X-Rays | ||
| Unexposed group | French non-interventional cardiologists and non medical workers, not occupationally exposed to X-Rays |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Lens opacities | up to 1.5 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Visual acuity | up to 1.5 year | |
| Major eye disorders (glaucoma, etc…) | up to 1.5 year |
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Interventional and non-interventional cardiologists from public and private French hospitals/facilities, both groups of cardiologists being matched for age and gender.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie JACOB, PhD. | French Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority (ASNR) | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRSN | Fontenay-aux-Roses | 92262 | France |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20825640 | Derived | Jacob S, Michel M, Spaulding C, Boveda S, Bar O, Brezin AP, Streho M, Maccia C, Scanff P, Laurier D, Bernier MO. Occupational cataracts and lens opacities in interventional cardiology (O'CLOC study): are X-Rays involved? Radiation-induced cataracts and lens opacities. BMC Public Health. 2010 Sep 8;10:537. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-537. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002386 | Cataract |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007905 | Lens Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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