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EYE &WORK

This article explores visual capability, occupational eye injuries, emergency treatment for chemical and radiation-related eye injuries, and the ideal eye protector. It provides valuable information for maintaining eye health and safety in the workplace.

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EYE &WORK

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  1. EYE &WORK By: Gh. Pouryaghoub. MD Center for Research on Occupational Diseases (CROD) Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

  2. EYE &WORK • VISUAL CAPABILITY • OCULAR INJURY • EYE PROTECTION

  3. VISUAL CAPABILITY • Visual acuity • Contrast sensitivity • Visual fields • Color vision • Oculomotor function • Depth perception

  4. OCCUPATIONAL EYE INJURIES • DIRECT EYE INJURIES Mechanical Non-mechanical • INDIRECT EYE INJURIES

  5. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WORK RELATED EYE INJURY • Work related accidents (5%-19%) • Ocular injuries (8%- 60%) • Traumatic blindness (24%) • Preventable (90%) • Chemical induced (10%)

  6. Mechanical Eye Injury • Foreign body • Penetrating • Concussional

  7. Non-mechanical Eye Injury • Chemical • Radiation • Thermal • Electrical • Eye-strain

  8. EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF CHEMICAL EYE BURNS • IN THE WORKPLACE • Wash the eye with copious • IN THE EMERGENCY FACILITY • Irrigate with saline • Topical anesthetic • Remove foreign body • Test the PH • Remove damaged epithelium • Dilate the pupil • Give topical antibiotic • Patch the eye & Refer

  9. Radiation Related Eye Injury • Ionizing radiation • Non-ionizing radiation A) UV B) VL C) IR D) MW E) LASER

  10. Non-mechanical Eye Injury • Chemical • Radiation • Thermal • Electrical • Eye-strain

  11. EYE PROTECTOR

  12. IDEAL EYE PROTECTOR • Provide the necessary protection • Comfortable during wear • Light-weight • Easily cleaned • Low cost • Does not impair visual function • Durable, Non-flammable, Non-irritant • Suitable optical quality • Cosmetically acceptable • Compatible with other protectors

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