Yulish Michael, Pikkel Joseph
Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Center, Ziv, Zefad, Israel.
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul-Sep;19(3):320-2. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.97939.
To document the types of ocular trauma that occurs during the olive-harvesting season in a region of the Middle East.
Ophthalmic assessments of all patients were performed by one ophthalmologist. Examinations included visual acuity, slit-lamp evaluation of the anterior segment, intraocular pressure measurement and posterior segment assessment after pupil dilatation.
The study cohort comprised 119 patients who presented for ocular injury due to olive harvesting. Seven patients (5.9%) had severe ocular trauma. Two of these patients presented with corneal perforation, and five with retinal edema. Six patients with severe ocular injury were male.
Ocular injuries are common when olives were harvested manually or with sticks. A preventive program to reduce injury should consider environmental and cultural factors.
记录中东某地区橄榄收获季节发生的眼外伤类型。
所有患者均由一名眼科医生进行眼科评估。检查包括视力、前段裂隙灯评估、眼压测量以及散瞳后后段评估。
该研究队列包括119例因橄榄收获导致眼外伤前来就诊的患者。7例(5.9%)患者发生严重眼外伤。其中2例出现角膜穿孔,5例出现视网膜水肿。6例严重眼外伤患者为男性。
在手工采摘橄榄或使用棍棒采摘橄榄时,眼外伤很常见。减少损伤的预防计划应考虑环境和文化因素。