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HEREDITY, A RISK FACTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLASS BLOWERS‘ CATARACT
Author(s) -
Lydahl Eva
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1984.tb06166.x
Subject(s) - heredity , medicine , risk factor , environmental health , biology , genetics
Heredity for cataract was penetrated in an epidemiologic investigation on cataract in glass workers with a high occupational exposure to infrared (IR) radiation. Heredity was found to increase the risk for IR‐exposed workers, 70 years of age and older, of developing an advanced cataract by 2–3 times. Synergism between heredity and the cataractogenic factor, occupational IR‐exposure, is suggested.