title: [Occupational injuries of the eye caused by optical irradiation].
abstract: On the basis of the increasing number of everyday exposures to numerous artificial sources of optical radiation (ultraviolet radiation, visible light, infrared radiation and laser), the probability of occupational and other ocular damages is increasing. The risk of vision damage due to sunlight radiation also exists during the staring at the sun with unprotected eyes especially in the time of eclipse, and the long stay in the bright light. In addition to ultraviolet radiation and short wavelengths of visible spectrum ("blue light") the photochemical (actinic) damage mechanism of the retina can occur. Numerous sources of ultraviolet radiation may cause acute photokerattoconjunctivitis; the long-term exposure to ultraviolet radiation possibly contributes to aging of the lens and to senile cataract, and also increases the risk of occurrence of conjunctival carcinoma and malignant melanoma of the eye. The infrared radiation of high intensity can produce corneal damage, probably cataract, and genuine thermal injury of the retina. Laser retinal injury, in its nature, is thermal, thermo-mechanical or with direct electric field effect.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hrnjak
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries
vernacular_title: Profesionalna ostećenje oka izazvana optickim zracenjem.