@article{ref1,
title="Work-related penetrating eye injuries",
journal="Acta ophthalmologica (Copenhagen)",
year="1991",
author="Patel, B. C. and Morgan, L. H.",
volume="69",
number="3",
pages="377-381",
abstract="A review of all penetrating eye injuries treated at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital over 5 years (January 1st 1982 to December 31st 1986) was undertaken. There were 258 penetrating eye injuries of which 69 (26.7%) were due to work-related accidents. All were men and 52 (75.4%) of them were under the age of 40 years. Hammering and chiselling were the commonest activities at the time of the injury and accounted for 25 cases (36.2%). Thirty-six patient (52.1%) had intraocular foreign bodies. Thirty-six patients (52.1%) achieved a good visual result (6/12 or better) and 9 had no perception of light, 7 of whom had enucleations. The period of inpatient treatment ranged from 1 to 26 days. From the analysis of the activities at the time of the injury, 61 injuries (88.4%) may be considered to be preventable with appropriate eye protection.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-639X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}