Eye Disease from Natural and Man-Made Radiation
John F. Dias, M.D. · 1965
1965 medical research documented specific eye diseases caused by man-made electromagnetic radiation, decades before today's intense digital exposure.
Plain English Summary
This 1965 medical review examined how both natural radiation (like sunlight) and artificial electromagnetic radiation affect human eyes, documenting specific eye diseases caused by different radiation wavelengths. Dr. Dias analyzed the pathological conditions that various bands of electromagnetic radiation produce in eye tissues. The study represents early medical recognition that man-made electromagnetic sources could cause measurable eye damage.
Why This Matters
This pioneering 1965 study deserves attention because it represents some of the earliest medical documentation linking artificial electromagnetic radiation to specific eye pathology. What makes this particularly relevant today is that our exposure to man-made EMF has increased exponentially since 1965, yet eye health effects remain largely ignored in modern EMF safety discussions. Dr. Dias was documenting eye damage from electromagnetic sources at power levels and frequencies far lower than what we routinely encounter from smartphones, tablets, and LED screens today. The reality is that our eyes receive direct EMF exposure every time we look at digital screens or hold phones near our faces, yet current safety standards focus almost exclusively on heating effects rather than the biological impacts this early research identified.
Finding
The gamma and X-rays released by the atom bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki produced 45 cases of radiation cataract in persons who were sufficiently shielded from whole body radiation so as to survive. All of them were epilated by the radiation and suffered radiation sickness.
In their words
“The gamma and X-rays released by the atom bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki produced 45 cases of radiation cataract in persons who were sufficiently shielded from whole body radiation so as to survive. All of them were epilated by the radiation and suffered radiation sickness.”
Figures from the Original Paper
Diagrams extracted from the original research document.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Show BibTeX
@article{eye_disease_from_natural_and_man_made_radiation_g6584,
author = {John F. Dias and M.D.},
title = {Eye Disease from Natural and Man-Made Radiation},
year = {1965},
}