Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd · Oct 1996
Case Reports[Filling of optico-ciliary shunt vessels in papilledema: an indicator of pressure in the optic nerve sheath].
Optico-ciliary shunt vessels can occur in papilledema. It appears possible that the diameter of these vessels correlates with the pressure in the optic nerve sheath. ⋯ The diameter of optico-ciliary shunt vessels may be an indicator of the pressure within the optic nerve sheath.
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The most common eye injuries are non-perforating. Eye injuries in the workplace are a major cause of socioeconomical damage, morbidity and disability, despite well publicised standards for industrial eye protection. This study investigates the epidemiological and clinical aspects of 148 occupational cases. ⋯ Despite the late examination at the Eye Clinic the functional loss was mostly little except after chemical burns. Nevertheless, most occupational accidents can be avoided with better protective devices in order to reduce the incidence of injuries and socioeconomical damage. Therefore an intense campaign about protective devices at the place of employment should be required. We conclude that education about safety glasses in the workplace by tradespeople and trades assistants during tasks for which goggles are recommended could considerably reduce the rate of occupational eye traumata. The data of the University Eye Clinic of Tübingen are useful to identify strategies to prevent eye injuries such as wider and better use of safety glasses and improvement in engineering controls.