me chronological age leveis.
td children were less mature
. The retardation was most
ic exposed during infancy to
see Figure 18). Skeletal age
* examinations of this paricn are shown in Table 15.
the period since 1958 are
stail elsewhere.'- Complete
‘tric measurements on the
25
eral observation that the Marshallese age faster
than Americans. The incidence was higher in the
exposed group (36% ) than in the unexposed group
(19%). However, recent analysis of aging critena
did not show any significant differences between
exposed and unexposed groups.
Though diabetes mellitus has a moderately high
incidence in the Marshall Islanders, only one case
of diabetic retinopathy was noted. Thisis in keeping with the observation that the onsetofdiabetes in
the Marshallese occurs largely in older individuals.
fating back to the early surAppendices 1! through 16.
ings
similar age groups in the
is in keeping with the gen-
bruary 1953
ve examinauons, years
C.A.=9 vr
7M
3
36
Bia
64
10
10
10
7%
NE
10
9
C.A.=10 vr
B%
3
NE*
9
8
NE
11
i034
4
NE
10%
10
Theincidence of abnormalities of the crystalline
lens 1s greater in the Marshall Islanders than in
similar age groups in the United States. Furthermore, the incidence of such abnormalities was
Exposed
No.
™
Children
of exposed
No.
a
No.
te
Number examined
68
Anpocona
Antenor staphyloma
Arcus senilis
I
i
25
1.40
1.40
36.70
{
0.52
37
19.46
j
4.20
2
3
1.05
157
2
3
1
2.80
4.20
1.40
2
1.05
18
l
12
2
26.30
1.40
17 60
2.80
l
41
3
25
1
0.52
21.57
1.37
10.64
G 52
1
1.40
2
1
2
105
0.32
1.05
Argyll Roberson pupil
Cha!azron
Charoiditis old, healed with scars)
Conpunctivitis
Corneal pigment
Corneal scar
Driisen
Duane’s syndrome
Lens: Polychromatic sheen
Opacines & cataract: presenile
senile
Aphalaa
Leprosy, eve signs of
Macular degeneration
Molluscum contagiosum
Melanomaofiris
Melanomaof conjunctiva
Nvstagmus
1
1
1
45
Controls
190
1.40
1.40
1 40
I
0.52
1
140
Pinguecula
11
16 20
17
8.44
Ptervgium
20
29 40
3B
19 98
1
4
2
140
6.00
2.80
!
1
1
9
>
052
052
9 32
4 68
260
t
032
3
7
2
165
wo
‘cus senilis is higher in the
higher incidence in the exposed group may be related to contamination of the conjunctival sac
with fallout material at the time of the accident.
Ophthalmological Survey, 1964
comparison population; a
s and a lowerincidence of
blyopia ex anopsia, reti‘oblastoma,and congenital
(see Table 16). It has been postulated that the
Table 16
examinations were carried
sed, 45 children of exposed,
is Surveys, there was an inarge corneas and enlarged
The incidence of pinguecula and pterygium is
high in the Marshall Islands. and also slightiv
higher in the exposed group than in the unexposed
052
Proproas
Phthons bulbi
Positive Rhomberg
Reunal arteriosclerosis
Reunal scars
Reunal hemorrhage
1
2
1.40
Strabumus: Internal
External
Seventh nerve weakness
Vitreous opacities
1
2.2
105
—
‘urvevs) have persisted. In
‘ulich and Pyle standards.
ent of Marshallese children
37