Trial reportIndian journal of ophthalmology2017
Primary prevention of ocular injury in agricultural workers with safety eyewear.
Trial report in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Patterns and Prevention of Occupational Eye Injuries: A Narrative Review.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
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- Characteristics of Grape Shelf Eye Injuries at Vineyards in Japan.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Role of Socioeconomic Status (SES) in Globe Injuries: A Review.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Review
- Removal of full-thickness vertical corneal stromal wooden foreign bodies: An innovative ab-interno technique.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020.The Lancet. Global health · 2021Review
- Epidemiology of Eye Injuries Resulting in Hospitalization, a Referral Hospital-Based Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Occupational Hazards, Associated Ocular Morbidities and Impact of Refractive Safety Eyewear among Agriculture Workers in India - A Two State Study.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
- Pattern and clinical profile of patients with ocular trauma presenting to the emergency department of a teaching hospital in India: A prospective observational study.Turkish journal of emergency medicineArticle
- Trends in Workplace-Related Eye Injuries in the United States From 2011 Through 2020.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of preventing eye injury with the use of safety eyewear in agriculture workers.
methodsA sample group of 575 agricultural workers (Group A) engaged in harvesting paddy were provided with goggles with side covers. Following harvesting, a questionnaire-based survey was carried out to determine the frequency of their eye injuries. Workers with goggles were asked about the duration for which they used the goggles and also list barriers or difficulties with the same. The frequency of eye injuries in this group was compared with another group of agriculture workers (Group B) who did not use any safety eyewear.
resultsThe frequency of eye injuries in Group A was 4 (0.7%) and Group B was 61 (11.3%) which was highly significant (P = 0.0001). The relative risk calculated was 0.06 (95% confidence interval: 0.02-0.2). Agricultural workers in Group A had 94% less risk of ocular trauma compared to those in Group B. Injuries in both groups were caused by parts of the paddy plant. A significant number (76.2%) of workers used the goggles all or most of the time during work. Impaired vision when wearing goggles was the most frequent barrier reported by the workers. Other barriers were discomfort, shyness, forgetfulness, apathy, slowing of work pace, awkward appearance, and breakages.
conclusionSafety eyewear conferred significant protection against work-related eye injuries in agriculture. Although safety eyewear was widely adopted by the workers, barriers reported by them will need to be addressed to make such programs more effective.
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