The prevalence of radiation-induced ophthalmopathology personnel use of nuclear energy

Abstract

Perpose. A retrospective analysis of the morbidity rates of the organ of vision in the personnel of the facility using ionizing radiation of energy under long-term technogenic external exposure was carried out. Material and method. The medical records of 3,795 employees were analyzed. The personnel in the framework of this study was divided into 2 groups: the main one – 2,546 employees of the main production; comparison – 1,249 employees of auxiliary production. Results. As the age of the staff increases, there is an increase in the incidence of ophthalmopathology in both groups. The level of morbidity with pathology of the organ of vision in the main group aged 30 to 70 years at the time of diagnosis is statistically significantly higher than that in the comparison group. At the same time, a high prevalence of diseases of the ocular surface was noted: in the main group, conjunctivitis is most common, in the comparison group – diseases of the eyelids. Keywords: ionizing radiation, long-term technogenic external exposure, ocular surface, morbidity