SynthesisActa ophthalmologica2018
Cataract frequency and subtypes involved in workers assessed for their solar radiation exposure: a systematic review.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Eye lens opacities and cataracts among physicians and healthcare workers occupationally exposed to radiation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Saudi medical journal · 2022Pooled it
- Risk of cataract in health care workers exposed to ionizing radiation: a systematic review.La Medicina del lavoro · 2020Pooled it
- Macular degeneration and occupational risk factors: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2019Pooled it
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- Socioeconomic factors and the risk of eye diseases in an elderly Danish population.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2025Article
- Burden of cataracts in developing countries: a trend analysis based on data from China, 1990 to 2021.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Cataract Prevalence in Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma in Lithuanian Population.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Oxidative Stress in Cataract Formation: Is There a Treatment Approach on the Horizon?Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Association between Life's Essential 8 and cataract among US adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Uric acid-driven NLRP3 inflammasome activation triggers lens epithelial cell senescence and cataract formation.Cell death discovery · 2024Article
- Awareness and preparedness level of medical workers for radiation and nuclear emergency response.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Occupational exposures and age-related cataract: A review.Archives of environmental & occupational health · 2024Review
- Oxidative stress in the eye and its role in the pathophysiology of ocular diseases.Redox biology · 2023Review
- Occupational Exposure to Solar Radiation and the Eye: A Call to Implement Health Surveillance of Outdoor Workers.La Medicina del lavoro · 2023Article
- Role of Oxidative Stress in Ocular Diseases: A Balancing Act.Metabolites · 2023Review
- Effects of Solar Radiation on the Eyes.Cureus · 2022Review
- Prevalence and 11-Year Incidence of Cataract and Cataract Surgery and the Effects of Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of refractive error in Qinghai, China: a cross-sectional study in Han and Tibetan adults in Xining and surrounding areas.BMC ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Sun safety knowledge, practices and attitudes in rural Australian farmers: a cross-sectional study in Western New South Wales.BMC public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Cataract is currently the primary cause of blindness worldwide, and one of its main risk factors is solar ultraviolet radiation exposure. According to the localization of lens opacities, three main subtypes of cataract are recognized: nuclear, cortical and posterior subcapsular cataract. One of the main determinants of individual long-term solar radiation exposure is outdoor work. We systematically reviewed scientific literature from the last 20 years to update the recent development of research on the risk of cataract in outdoor workers and on the specific subtypes involved, also investigating the methods applied to evaluate the occupational risk. A total of 15 studies were included in the review, of which 12 showed a positive association. The studies confirm the relationship of long-term occupational solar radiation exposure with cortical cataract and give new support for nuclear cataract, although no substantial new data were available to support a relation with the posterior subcapsular subtype. In most of the studies, the exposure assessment was not adequate to support a representative evaluation of the ocular risk; however, outdoor work is clearly a relevant risk factor for cataract. Further research providing a better evaluation of the relation between solar radiation exposure levels and lens damage in workers is needed and aimed to establish adequate occupational exposure limits and better preventive measures, studying also their effectiveness.
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