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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
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Radiation and Cataracts: Cause or Cure?
John W. Gittinger, Jr
Arch Ophthalmol. 2001;119(1):112-116.
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