Ocular manifestations in bidi industry workers: possible consequences of occupational exposure to tobacco dust.

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dc.contributor.authorMittal, Saurabhen_US
dc.contributor.authorMittal, Apoorvaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRengappa, Ramakrishnanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-07-27en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T07:53:08Z
dc.date.available2008-07-27en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T07:53:08Z
dc.date.issued2008-07-27en_US
dc.description.abstractTobacco consumption is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and premature death but little is known about its deleterious effect on the ocular health of workers handling tobacco. The goal of this study was to identify probable effects of occupational tobacco exposure among south Indian bidi-industry workers. This study included 310 females (mean age, 34.8 +/- 10.9 years) actively involved in bidi-rolling presenting with eye symptoms to a tertiary eye care hospital. Results suggested that a wide spectrum of ocular complications exist among these workers. Common ocular symptoms were defective vision, dull-aching headache and eye irritation. The main ocular findings were papillary conjunctival hyperplasia, hyperpigmentation of ocular surface, punctate epithelial erosion or superficial punctate keratitis, cataract or pseudophakia and segmental optic atrophy. Abstaining from work, supplementation of Vitamin B complex rich in B 12 and appropriate surgical or medical management reversed visual loss due to corneal disease or cataract but was not effective in optic neuropathy.en_US
dc.description.affiliationAravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. dr_saurabhmittal@hotmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationMittal S, Mittal A, Rengappa R. Ocular manifestations in bidi industry workers: possible consequences of occupational exposure to tobacco dust. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2008 Jul-Aug; 56(4): 319-22en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/69851
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijo.inen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_US
dc.subject.meshAir Pollutants, Occupational --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshDusten_US
dc.subject.meshEye Diseases --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshOccupational Diseases --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshOccupational Exposure --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Population --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshTobacco Industryen_US
dc.titleOcular manifestations in bidi industry workers: possible consequences of occupational exposure to tobacco dust.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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