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Document ID (ISN)34901
CIS number 81-164
Year 1980
Convention or series no. Fascicule 16534 A10, 11-1980
Author(s) Offret H., Philbert M.
Title Occupational eye disorders
Original title Pathologie ophtalmologique d'origine professionnelle [in French]
Bibliographic information Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale, 18 rue Séguier, 75006 Paris, France. 8p. 11 ref.
Abstract This roundup of the state of the art covers: major occupationally-induced visual function syndromes (visual fatigue, glare, photophobia); eye injury (bruises, wounds, burns and lesions due to physical agents); disease of the external layers of the eye, the causes of which are grouped by toxic (mineral, vegetable, chemical) and allergic aetiology (microbial, chemical, vegetable); contagious occupational diseases which affect the eyes; preventive medicine; collective and personal protection.
Descriptors (primary) diseases of eyes and related structures; eyes; eye injuries
Descriptors (secondary) harmful physical agents; safety engineering; visual function disorders; France; encyclopaedia; cataract; harmful substances; safety spectacles; infectious diseases
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Diseases of the eye and vision damage