Causes and characteristics of work-related eye injuries in western Turkey

Serinken, Mustafa; Turkcuer, Ibrahim; Çetin, Ebru; Yılmaz, Atakan; Eliçabuk, Hayri; Karcıoğlu, Özgür

doi:10.4103/0301-4738.119435

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“…The large majority was unilateral, with a similar proportion of right/left eye involvement: this is in agreement with results of other studies [2,6]. Male workers are most frequently involved (87% vs. 13% in women), as previously reported [2,16,17]. This is not unexpected, considering the larger proportion of male workers traditionally engaged in high risk activities.…”

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Work-Related Eye Injuries: A Relevant Health Problem. Main Epidemiological Data from a Highly-Industrialized Area of Northern Italy

Gobba

Dall'Olio

Modenese

et al. 2017

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The province of Modena is one of the most industrialized areas of Northern Italy. The medical records of the Ophthalmological Emergency Department (OED) of Modena University Hospital were studied: there were 13,470 OED accesses in 2014 and in 754 cases that an occupational eye injury occurred. The frequency of work-related eye injuries (3‰) was lower compared to other published studies, but the absolute number is still relevant, showing the need for more adequate prevention, especially in metal work, construction work, and agriculture, where the worst prognoses were observed. Intervention programs must be implemented as early as possible in the working life, considering that the frequency in younger workers is about double that of the oldest age class (3.5‰ vs. 1.8‰), and special attention should also be given to foreigners, who have a 50% higher injury risk. Furthermore, the planning of specific interventions for eye-injured workers may be useful, considering that a previous injury does not appear to encourage the adoption of preventive interventions, and a subgroup of eye-injured workers have a potential risk for new injuries. Finally, the data presented here indicates how OED records, integrated with specific occupational information, can be applied for studies on work-related eye injuries.

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confidence: 92%

Work-Related Eye Injuries: A Relevant Health Problem. Main Epidemiological Data from a Highly-Industrialized Area of Northern Italy

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Modenese

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“…In most previous studies, the majority of patients referring to the ocular emergency units were in this age range (2, 9, 11, and 15). Individuals perform the majority of their occupational and professional activities over the age of 30; therefore, it is predictable that most occupational injuries, such as ocular injury, occur in this age range (16). In the present study, the most common emergency was OFB with the prevalence of 91.4%.…”

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The prevalence of ocular diseases among individuals referring to the ocular emergency unit of Moradi Hospital of Rafsanjan, Iran: 2015

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Soleimani²,

Mokhtaree³

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Received: December 2016, Accepted: June 2017 Background: The determination of common diseases in a region is a medical and health priority of that region. Ocular emergencies can cause permanent vision loss if they are not recognized and treated promptly. Preserve vision of patients, We arranged this study in Moradi hospital (Kerman, Iran), to estimate our regional situation. Materials and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 2035 medical records of individuals referring to the ocular emergency unit of Moradi Hospital in 2015-2016 were assessed. Demographic information and type of injury, , were recorded in a checklist. The data were analyzed using chisquare and Fisher's exact tests. Results: The mean age of the patients was 35.49 ± 13.69 years and the mean duration of time between occurrence of injury and referral was 2.59 ± 2.11 hours. In addition, 1902 (93.5%) participants were men The most common object causing injury was wood (0.8%) and chemical agent was acidic substances (0.8%). The causes of referral in order of frequency were ocular foreign body (OFB) (91.4%), lacerations (3.1%), chemical burns (1%), corneal abrasion (0.9%), glaucoma (0.8%), orbital cellulitis (0.6%), thermal burns (0.6%), infection (0.5%), artery occlusion (0.5%), corneal laceration (0.4%), hyphema (0.2%), and injuries caused by welding (0.2%). corneal laceration, OFB, corneal abrasion, glaucoma, and infection, lacerations, artery occlusion, and penetrating trauma more in men and 16-39 years (P < 0.05). Conclusions: the majority of injuries were observed in men due to ocular foregin body related to occupational practice. Therefore, occupational ocular injuries should be reduced through a closer relationship between medicine and industries, and education on occupational accidents.

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“…It has been reported that, in Turkey, WREI are more common among workers in metal work and machinery industries (2). The most common cause of eye injuries are due to corneal foreign bodies (5,6,18).…”

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“…Social Security statistics indicate that the incidence of work-related injuries in Turkey is between 70,000 and 80,000 (2). More than 1.3 million work-related injuries that caused at least one day of loss of the workforce were reported in the United States, of which 36,680 of the work-related injuries were eye injuries (3).…”

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confidence: 99%