Work-related penetrating eye injuries.
A review of all penetrating eye injuries treated at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital over 5 years (January 1st 1982 to December 31st 1986) was undertaken. There were 258 penetrating eye injuries of which 69 (26.7%) were due to work-related accidents. All were men and 52 (75.4%) of them were under the age of 40 years. Hammering and chiselling were the commonest activities at the time of the injury and accounted for 25 cases (36.2%). Thirty-six patient (52.1%) had intraocular foreign bodies. Thirty-six patients (52.1%) achieved a good visual result (6/12 or better) and 9 had no perception of light, 7 of whom had enucleations. The period of inpatient treatment ranged from 1 to 26 days. From the analysis of the activities at the time of the injury, 61 injuries (88.4%) may be considered to be preventable with appropriate eye protection.
Patel
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Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, England.
Morgan
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011379:Prognosis; D014792:Visual Acuity