Outbreak of superficial keratitis in rubber workers.
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چکیده
Numerous gases produced in industrial processes are known to cause external irritation of the eye. Unfortunately with the evolution of new techniques the possible hazards to those exposed may not at first be fully appreciated. A session on occupational hazards, physical and chemical injuries, and intoxications was held at the recent Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology at Amsterdam in 1968. We wish to present observations made on 32 patients from June, I967, toJuly, I968. They suffered from superficial keratitis as a result of working on a new method of extruding rubber strip which is mainly used as "trim" in the motor industry.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 53 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1969