Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
The effects of microwave radiation on rabbit's retina
Talebnejad MR, Sadeghi-Sarvestani A, Hossein Nowroozzadeh M, Mortazavi SMJ, Khalili MR · 2017
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation caused eye tissue congestion in rabbits at close distances, suggesting potential vascular effects from everyday phone use.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed 40 rabbits to cell phone-simulated microwave radiation at two distances (10 cm and 30 cm) for up to 3 days, then examined their retinas one week later. While they found no significant damage to the retina itself, they observed increased blood vessel congestion in the ciliary body (part of the eye that produces fluid) in rabbits exposed to higher radiation doses. The study suggests cell phone radiation may cause subtle eye changes even when major damage isn't apparent.
Study Details
Mobile cell phones are used extensively these days, and their microwave (MW) radiation has been shown to affect the eye. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of MW radiation on rabbit retina.
This experimental study (concluded in 2015) was conducted on 40 adult white New Zealand rabbits. A G...
ERG responses obtained 7 days after irradiation did not show any statistically significant differenc...
Histopathologically, cell phone simulated MW irradiation had no significant detrimental effect on the retina. However, ciliary body congestion was observed in greater fraction of those who received higher MW doses. Although there was no significant difference between post-treatment mean ERG values, there were statistically non-significant trends toward greater changes in the MW irradiated eyes.
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@article{mr_2017_the_effects_of_microwave_3438,
author = {Talebnejad MR and Sadeghi-Sarvestani A and Hossein Nowroozzadeh M and Mortazavi SMJ and Khalili MR},
title = {The effects of microwave radiation on rabbit's retina},
year = {2017},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29564413/},
}