Islamic Perspective on Eye Protection from Occupational Radiation Exposures in Interventional Fluoroscopy Procedures: A Review Article

Abstract

The healthcare staff in the interventional fluoroscopy room are exposed to the scattered radiation from the patient during the procedures. Excessive occupationalradiation exposures to their eyes are associated with the formation of radiationinducedcataracts. Therefore, recommendations are set up to reduce occupationaleye exposure but are often overlooked. Thus, there is a need to incorporateadditional value into the recommendations. This review is conducted toincorporate the Islamic perspective into the recommendations on eye protectionfrom occupational radiation exposures. Common themes were derived from therecommendations found in several guidelines and articles. The relevant Islamicperspective was then identified and linked. The main themes are theresponsibilities of the staff in protecting their eyes and the responsibilities of theemployers to ensure that their staff are protected. There were several subthemesidentified for each main theme. The relevant Islamic perspectives which arerelated to the subthemes, eyes, and concept of radiation protection were discussedin this review. The incorporation of the Islamic perspective is an effort tomotivate the Muslim staff and employers to see additional values and thus followthe recommendations on eye lens protection