Trinitrotoluene (TNT)-induced cataract in Danish arms factory workers
| Autor: | Anders Kruse, Marianne Hindsholm, Sven Viskum, Mette Hertel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures medicine.diagnostic_test Cross-sectional study business.industry musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Age and sex eye diseases language.human_language Danish Toxicology Ophthalmology Induced Cataract Cataracts Eye examination medicine language sense organs business Lens crystalline Grading scale |
| Zdroj: | Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 83:26-30 |
| ISSN: | 1395-3907 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00361.x |
| Popis: | Purpose: To compare the prevalence of cataract in workers exposed to trinitrotoluene (TNT) to the prevalence in a group of unexposed workers, matched on age and sex, using Tiukina's description and grading of TNT-induced cataract. Methods: A total of 23 TNT-exposed and 44 unexposed workers underwent an eye examination performed by an ophthalmologist who did not know the exposure status of the subjects. All lens opacities matching Tiukina's description were classified as TNT cataract and graded on Tiukina's scale of stages 1–4. Results: Four cases of TNT-induced cataract were identified among the 23 TNT-exposed workers and none in the unexposed group (p |
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