Gobba Fabriziomaria, Dall'Olio Enrico, Modenese Alberto, De Maria Michele, Campi Luca, Cavallini Gian Maria
Chair of Occupational Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy.
Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Jun 6;14(6):604. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14060604.
The province of Modena is one of the most industrialized areas of Northern Italy. The medical records of the Ophthalmological Emergency Department (OED) of Modena University Hospital were studied: there were 13,470 OED accesses in 2014 and in 754 cases that an occupational eye injury occurred. The frequency of work-related eye injuries (3‰) was lower compared to other published studies, but the absolute number is still relevant, showing the need for more adequate prevention, especially in metal work, construction work, and agriculture, where the worst prognoses were observed. Intervention programs must be implemented as early as possible in the working life, considering that the frequency in younger workers is about double that of the oldest age class (3.5‰ vs. 1.8‰), and special attention should also be given to foreigners, who have a 50% higher injury risk. Furthermore, the planning of specific interventions for eye-injured workers may be useful, considering that a previous injury does not appear to encourage the adoption of preventive interventions, and a subgroup of eye-injured workers have a potential risk for new injuries. Finally, the data presented here indicates how OED records, integrated with specific occupational information, can be applied for studies on work-related eye injuries.
摩德纳省是意大利北部工业化程度最高的地区之一。对摩德纳大学医院眼科急诊科（OED）的病历进行了研究：2014年有13470人次到该科室就诊，其中754例发生职业性眼外伤。与其他已发表的研究相比，与工作相关的眼外伤发生率（3‰）较低，但绝对数量仍然可观，这表明需要采取更充分的预防措施，尤其是在金属加工、建筑和农业领域，这些领域的预后最差。干预计划必须在职业生涯早期就实施，因为年轻工人的发生率约为最年长年龄组的两倍（3.5‰对1.8‰），还应特别关注外国人，他们的受伤风险高出50%。此外，考虑到先前的损伤似乎不会促使人们采取预防措施，而且有一部分眼外伤工人有再次受伤的潜在风险，为眼外伤工人制定具体的干预计划可能会有所帮助。最后，这里呈现的数据表明，与特定职业信息相结合的眼科急诊科记录如何能够应用于与工作相关的眼外伤研究。
