Industrial ocular morbidity in a north Indian town.
Indian J Public Health
;
1998 Apr-Jun; 42(2): 29-33
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-109367
ABSTRACT
A study on industrial ocular morbidity was carried out in 6 industrial establishments at Saharanpur. The mean age of the respondents was 35.3 years. 58.2% were regular floor staff. 10.6% professed suffering from an industrial ocular injury. 60% of these injuries were sustained by ocular metallic trauma. 51.9% complained of ocular symptoms at the time of the survey. The frequency of ocular complaints increased with age. The point prevalence of ocular morbidity was 746.03/1000 industrial workers. Refractive errors were the commonest ocular condition (56.7%) observed, followed by Trachoma (32.6%). The highest prevalence of morbidity was recorded among workers above 44 years. Clerical and managerial personnel had higher prevalence compared to other jobs. Only 3.6% of the floor workers were using protective devices while on the job.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged
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Humans
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Accidents, Occupational
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Eye Injuries
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Adolescent
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Age Distribution
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Adult
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Eye Protective Devices
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Public Health
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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