Acute work-related hazardous eye exposures in a health care environment – An observational study from a tertiary care hospital in South India

Acute work-related hazardous eye exposures in a health care environment – An observational study from a tertiary care hospital in South India

Purpose: Healthcare workers (HCW) are exposed to numerous occupation-related eye hazards. We studied the epidemiological distribution, risk factors, and severity of acute work-related hazardous exposure/infection (WRHEI) to the eyes of HCW in a tertiary healthcare institution in Southern India. Meth...

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Main Authors: Prathibha Obed, Anika Amritanand, Obed J H Antipas, Grace Rebekah, Henry Kirupakaran, Reginald Alex, Padma Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
eye hazards
eye safety
healthcare
personal protective equipment
work related
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2021;volume=69;issue=12;spage=3532;epage=3537;aulast=Obed

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