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  Vol. 119 No. 1, January 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Radiation Cataracts

What Have We Learned?

Arch Ophthalmol. 2001;119:119.

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IN AN IDEAL STATE, the experiences of the past should serve as a prescription for the future. The acquisition of medical knowledge follows a logical sequence. It is founded in clinical observations; analysis to understand the relationships underlying the experience; scientific examination of the elements identified as comprising the experience; evaluation and synthesis of the evidence to explain the observations; and finally, after this process has been completed, appropriate treatment options can be formulated. Gittinger's article, "Radiation and Cataracts: Cause or Cure?"1 presents an account of the early experience of applying a new technology to treat ocular conditions. From a historical perspective, the article presents a message that has clinical relevance even today. It is an example of the haphazard, uncritical application of a therapeutic modality.

The effect of ionizing radiation damage to the lens is a well-recognized consequence of the use of cobalt plaque radiotherapy or proton beam irradiation . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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Radiation and Cataracts: Cause or Cure?
John W. Gittinger, Jr
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