Retinal Cadmium Accumulation in a Worker at a Locomotive Factory
Retina-Vitreus, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.299-302, 2021 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.37845/ret.vit.2021.30.52
- Dergi Adı: Retina-Vitreus
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.299-302
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Cadmium accumulation, Heavy metal induced retinopathy, Hyper-reflectance, RPE
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in the retina is an unusual condition and it can be seen as a result of long-term occupational exposure. The lesion seen in the retina was considered as a Cd accumulation if there was a high rate of Cd in the blood and urine. The aim of this case report is to describe retinal Cd accumulation due to high-dose Cd exposure in a patient working in a locomotive factory. A male patient, who has a high rate of Cd accumulation in the blood and diagnosed as cadmium-induced polyneuropathy, underwent an examination of the eye. Best-corrected visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and intraocular pressure measurements were normal. There were retinal pigment epithelium changes and hyper-reflected lesions in optical coherence tomography images and fundus autofluorescence images. Retinal Cd accumulation is unusual, but it can be seen as a result of long-term occupational exposure, especially in the metal industry.