Joyner K H
Telecom Australia Research Laboratories, Clayton, Victoria.
Health Phys. 1989 Oct;57(4):545-9. doi: 10.1097/00004032-198910000-00004.
This paper gives details of a recent court case conducted in Australia concerning a compensation claim made by a radar technician for subcapsular posterior cataracts allegedly caused by exposure to microwave radiation. A discussion of some relevant material, including the likely invalidation of certain in vivo ocular exposures due to the use of a metallic cannula and the relevance of in vitro exposures of rat lenses, are presented. The key findings of the court are also summarized. The ruling of the court was that it was probable that the level of microwave exposure did not cause, or accelerate the development of, the cataracts or contribute to doing so. Consequently, the claim was dismissed.
本文详细介绍了澳大利亚最近审理的一起法庭案件，该案件涉及一名雷达技术人员提出的赔偿要求，他声称因暴露于微波辐射而患上后囊下白内障。文中还讨论了一些相关材料，包括由于使用金属套管可能导致某些体内眼部暴露无效，以及大鼠晶状体体外暴露的相关性。同时总结了法庭的主要调查结果。法庭裁定，微波暴露水平很可能不会导致或加速白内障的发展，也不会对此起到促进作用。因此，该索赔要求被驳回。
