Short Title:
Cataract SMO
Responsible HRP Element:
Space Radiation
Funding Status:
Completed - Task completed and produced a deliverable
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Procurement Mechanism(s):
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Aims:
The study of risk factors focuses on the types and doses of radiation exposure in space flight, on measures of terrestrial solar UV radiation exposure, measures of nutrition, smoking, and general health. The assessment of cataract will use standardized digital images of the lens and validated measures of severity. The study will measure the severity and progression rates of cortical, nuclear, posterior subcapsular, and mixed cataracts, and it will relate these measures to measures of UV and ionizing radiation, nutrition, smoking, and general health. A secondary goal of this project will be to improve the routine annual clinical assessment of the ocular lens by including Nidek EAS 1000 digital imaging of the lens in the annual ocular examination protocol for astronauts.
Category:
Risk Characterization, Quantification
Subcategory:
Evidence or Risk Characterization
Description:
Annual and Final Reports
Internal Customers:
None
External Customers:
None