ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2014
Incidence rates of surgically treated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment among manual workers, non-manual workers and housewives in Tuscany, Italy.
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- A cohort study of retinal detachment among Swedish construction workers.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Article
- Incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments is increasing in Wenzhou, China.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Neglected cause of retinal detachment: a hospital-based case-control study on occupational heavy lifting as a risk factor.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2021Article
- Risk Factors for Retinal Detachment: A Case-Control Study.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Article
- Assessing the value of preoperative medical clearance in patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
- Observed Differences between Males and Females in Surgically Treated Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Non-manual Workers: A Sensitivity Analysis of Findings from a Large Population Study.Annals of work exposures and health · 2018Article
- Occupational lifting and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a follow-up study of Swedish conscripts.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2017Article
- Heavy lifting at work and risk of retinal detachment: a population-based register study in Denmark.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeCandidate risk factors for idiopathic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) include heavy manual handling (requiring Valsalva's maneuver). We assessed incidence rates of surgically treated idiopathic RRD among manual workers, non-manual workers and housewives resident in Tuscany, Italy.
methodsWe retrieved all hospital discharge records bearing a principal diagnosis corresponding to RRD coupled with retinal surgery for any resident of Tuscany during 1997-2009. After elimination of repeated admissions and patients with coexistent, associated conditions (including recent trauma), subjects aged 25-59 years were classified as manual workers, non-manual workers or housewives. Population data were extracted from the 2001 census.
resultsWe identified 1,946 eligible cases (1,142 men). Among men, manual workers experienced a 1.8-fold higher age-standardized rate per 100,000 person-years than non-manual workers [17.4 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 16.1-18.7) vs. 9.8 (95 % CI 8.8-10.8)]. Age-standardized rates among women were 1.9-fold higher for manual workers [11.1 (95 % CI 9.8-12.3)] and 1.7-fold higher for housewives [9.5 (95 % CI 8.3-10.8)] than in non-manual workers [5.7 (95 % CI 4.8-6.6)].
conclusionsThis large population-based study suggests that manual workers are affected by idiopathic RRD requiring surgical treatment more often than non-manual workers. The higher rates of surgically treated RRD experienced by manual workers are in accord with the hypothesis that heavy manual handling may have a causal role.
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