Epidemiological and occupational profile of eye trauma at a referral center in Espírito Santo, Brazil

Milanez, Miquele; Saraiva, Patrícia Grativol Costa; Barcellos, Natalia Nunes; Saraiva, Fábio Petersen

doi:10.5935/0034-7280.20170002

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“…Surprisingly, it was found that 82.90% of the victims of eye injury did not wear any eye-protective devices (EPD) at the time of their accidents. 7 A review study from Malaysia reported a higher prevalence of eye injury among males with their mean age being 35 years. The common place where eye injury was suffered among adults was in the workplace while for children it was at home.…”

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Characteristics of eye injuries, medical cost and return-to-work status among industrial workers: a retrospective study

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ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to determine the characteristics of eye injuries, medical costs and return-to-work status among industrial workers to provide better vision rehabilitative services.SettingNationwide data from the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) of Malaysia.ParticipantsA stratified random sample of workers registered with the SOCSO of Malaysia with documentation of eye injury.Primary and secondary outcome measuresCharacteristics of eye injuries and medical costs related to eye injury (primary) and return-to-work status (secondary).ResultsA total of 884 from 8861 case files workplace accidents involving eye injury registered with Social Security Services (SOCSO) were identified. The mean age was 35±10 years and the highest incidence of work-related eye injury occurred in the age group 30–39 years and among Malay ethnics. Males are affected more than females’ workers. The highest cause of eye injury was the impact from a moving object excluding falling objects (89.2%) and anterior segment injuries occurred more than posterior segment injuries. The total direct and Indirect medical cost was RM1 108 098.00 (US$316 599.40) and RM4 150 140.00 (US$1 185 754.20) for 884 cases.ConclusionThe majority of workers suffered from the low level of eye injury. A significant relationship was found between the severity of eye injury and employee work status. The indirect cost of medical and vision rehabilitation was higher than the direct cost. Awareness and vision rehabilitation programmes at the workplace need to be addressed for better prevention and rehabilitative service.

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