Ophthalmic Injuries in Sailors and Sea Workers – Pathomechanism and Treatment
Author:
Grąbczewski Andrzej1ORCID, Jendrzejczyk Martyna1ORCID, Klekot Grzegorz2ORCID, Skopiński Piotr3ORCID
Affiliation:
1. 1 Independent Public Clinical Ophthalmology Hospital in Warsaw , Poland 2. 2 Warsaw University of Technology , Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering , Poland 3. 3 Independent Public Clinical Ophthalmology Hospital in Warsaw ; Department of Histology and Embryology, Centre for Biostructure Research , Medical University of Warsaw , Poland
Abstract
Abstract
The purpose of the article is to do a literature review and present own experience regarding the main causes of ophthalmic injuries in sailors and crew workers. Sailors and sea workers often use heavy equipment when working on a vessel, offshore platform or other. Using these types of tools often carries high risk of injury. They are also exposed to various chemicals, many of which are eye irritants. Ophthalmic injuries are common but rarely fatal. They can lead to vision loss, reduce the quality of life and inability to continue work. The categorized types of these injuries and included chemical, mechanical, electrical, diving related barotrauma and infections. We present the most common cause of these types of injury, situations in which they can occur, pathomechamism of eye damage, recommend a prevention method, recommend the possible first aid and present cases in which specialized treatment in a reference hospital is necessary.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Ocean Engineering
Reference30 articles.
1. M. R. Wilson, F. Wooten, and J. Williams, “Frequency and characteristics of ocular trauma in an urban population,” Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 83, no. 8, pp. 697–702, Aug. 1991, Accessed: Sep. 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1956080/ 2. J. P. Whitcher, M. Srinivasan, and M. P. Upadhyay, “Corneal blindness: a global perspective,” Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 79, no. 3, pp. 214–221, 2001, [Online]. Available: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11285665/ 3. S. Ka, S. Pk, S. Ka, and S. Pk, “Occupational eye traumatism of members of vessel‘s crews of the Northern Water‘s Basin,” Journal of Clinical Research and Ophthalmology, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 021–024, Jun. 2019, Accessed: Sep. 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.peertechzpublications.com/articles/JCRO-6-158.php 4. S. S. Ahmad, “Water related ocular diseases,” Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 227–233, Jul. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2017.10.009. 5. M. Reyes-Batlle, I. Sifaoui, R. L. Rodríguez-Expósito, J. E. Piñero, and J. Lorenzo-Morales, “New Insights in Acanthamoeba,” Pathogens, vol. 11, no. 5, p. 609, May 2022, doi: 10.3390/pathogens11050609.
|
|