Moreover, 20.1% of junior medical staff and 30.4% of supporting staff had no eye protection available to them,2 an even greater issue for medical students. Dear Editor, We thank Moriarty I et al i .1 for highlighting the benefits of using radiation eye protection for both interventional radiologists (IRs) and supporting interventional radiology (IR) staff to prevent the occurrence of cataracts later in life. Even though the majority believed the eyes to be at greatest risk of radiation-related damage, 41% did not deem eye protection essential.2 Additionally, a worldwide systematic review by Behzadmehr I et al i .3 of radiation protection found a very varied level of knowledge, between 2 and 95%, with radiologists performing the best and medical students the worst. [Extracted from the article]