2003
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492003000100011
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Trauma ocular ocupacional por corpo estranho superficial

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“…This is supported by two other Brazilian studies showing incidences between 88.1 and 96.21% (14,15) and by a study from Glasgow (98.8%) (4) . The occupational sector most strongly associated with eye trauma was construction (4,7,12,14) . Most of our cases (66.7%) were classified as closed globe injury, mainly from blunt objects (51.4%) and foreign objects on the ocular surface (45.9%).…”
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confidence: 80%
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“…This is supported by two other Brazilian studies showing incidences between 88.1 and 96.21% (14,15) and by a study from Glasgow (98.8%) (4) . The occupational sector most strongly associated with eye trauma was construction (4,7,12,14) . Most of our cases (66.7%) were classified as closed globe injury, mainly from blunt objects (51.4%) and foreign objects on the ocular surface (45.9%).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Men are more vulnerable to eye trauma due to their greater participation in economic activities with increased risk of eye trauma and their greater proneness to risk behaviors, such as relaxing safety measures and disregarding the use of PPE (4,8,(12)(13)(14)(15)(16) . The average age of our patients was 34.8 years, matching earlier studies in which prevalence peaked in the age range 30-35 years.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…De acordo com estatísticas atuais, nos Estados Unidos ocorrem cerca de 2,4 milhões de traumas oculares por ano. Desses, em torno de 1 milhão é decorrente de acidentes em ambiente de trabalho, sendo que 90% são leves e prevení-veis com medidas simples de proteção 3 . Dentre as estatísticas, observa-se que 40% dos casos de lesão ocular ocupacional ocorrem entre os trabalhadores das áreas de metalurgia, serralheria e mecânica [3][4][5] .…”
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“…Desses, em torno de 1 milhão é decorrente de acidentes em ambiente de trabalho, sendo que 90% são leves e prevení-veis com medidas simples de proteção 3 . Dentre as estatísticas, observa-se que 40% dos casos de lesão ocular ocupacional ocorrem entre os trabalhadores das áreas de metalurgia, serralheria e mecânica [3][4][5] . Os trabalhadores industriais estão expostos a riscos como aparas de metal voadoras, queimaduras nos olhos e lesões causadas pela radiação, constituindo um grupo de alto risco para lesões oculares 6 .…”
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