Eye protection during surgical procedures has gained more attention with the increasing prevalence of viral diseases among the population (1, 3-5). Until now, no vaccination exists against Hepatitis C and HIV (1). Prevention therefore remains crucial (4, 5). Viral screening has no sense as a routine technique, since often results are only known after the surgery (4). Financial budgets become ti...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this review was to describe the effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent work-related eye injuries in construction, manufacturing, and agricultural industries. Two types of interventions were of interest: (1) effectiveness of different types of eye protection and/or environmental controls in the workplace, and (2) evaluation of behavioral interventions focus...

purpose: to present a case of autosomal dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa with symble-pharon formation due to eye rubbing. case report: a 10-year-old girl suffering from blistering and ulcerative lesions of the trunk and palms and dystrophic nails since childhood was referred to our clinic with a symblepharon connecting the medial portion of the right upper lid to the upper nasal quadra...