title: Heavy-ion-induced cataractogenesis.
abstract: Cataract formation following heavy ion exposure (O+8) was noted in three rhesus monkeys secondary to a study of retinal effects. The pathogenesis of these lens changes follows many, but not all, of the characteristics for "radiation cataracts." The ring-shaped opacity was not noted to occur. Posterior capsular changes were noted initially and followed through the formation of a mature cataract.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D000882:Haplorhini; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental