Work-Related Diseases
Find information on occupational work-related diseases including diseases, category and group, synonyms, severity, latency, risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatments and options.
Cataract, chemical or radiation induced
Occupational Disease Cataract, chemical or radiation induced
Cataract, chemical or radiation induced Category Chronic Poison
Cataract, chemical or radiation induced Severity
Chronic
Cataract, chemical or radiation induced Synonyms
Acute pneumonitis; pulmonary edema; toxic pneumonitis
Information on Cataract, chemical or radiation induced Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
Causes of occupational cataracts include microwaves, TNT, ionizing radiation, infrared radiation, naphthalene, dinitrophenol, dinitrol-o-cresol, and ethylene oxide. [Mullan] Intense exposure to UV light in the 295-320 nm range can cause cataracts that usually appear within 24 hours. Cataracts caused by chronic exposure to UV light of wavelength greater than 320 nm have been reported. [LaDou, p. 156]
Cataract, chemical or radiation induced Latency
Hours to years
Cataract, chemical or radiation induced References
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2357451&dopt=Abstract