Visual and ocular changes associated with exposure to two tertiary amines
| Autor: | M A Hater, C K Cook, E H Page, C A Mueller, A A Grote, V D Mortimer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Visual acuity genetic structures Tertiary amine Eye disease media_common.quotation_subject Time weighted average Vision disorder Corneal Opacity Occupational Exposure Ophthalmology Humans Medicine Contrast (vision) Amines skin and connective tissue diseases Vision Ocular media_common business.industry Corneal opacity Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health food and beverages medicine.disease Ventilation eye diseases Surgery Occupational Diseases Increased risk Printing Regression Analysis Original Article sense organs medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 60:69-75 |
| ISSN: | 1351-0711 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/oem.60.1.69 |
| Popis: | Aims: To determine if exposure to dimethylisopropanolamine (DMIPA) and dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) in a label printing plant was associated with visual disturbances and/or ocular changes. Methods: Questionnaires, eye examinations (visual acuity, contrast sensitivity at 2.5% and 1.25% contrast, slit lamp biomicroscopy, and pachymetry), and industrial hygiene monitoring for DMIPA and DMAE were performed over a two week period. Results: Eighty nine per cent of line workers reported having experienced blurry vision while at work in the past 12 months, compared to 12.5% of prime workers. A total of 108 full shift personal breathing zone (PBZ) air samples for the amines were collected. The mean time weighted average (TWA) concentration of DMIPA was significantly higher in the line division than in the prime division, as was the mean TWA concentration for total amines. The mean TWA concentration of DMAE was higher in the prime division than the line division. Higher levels of total amines were associated with increased risk of reporting blurry vision, halo vision, and blue-grey vision. The risk of corneal opacity rose with increasing exposure to total amines. The prevalence of corneal opacity also increased with increasing concentration of total amines. Median corneal thickness increased with increasing grades of corneal opacity. There was a statistically significant relation between total amine concentration and increased risk of reduced bilateral visual acuity and 2.5% contrast sensitivity. Conclusions: Exposure to tertiary amines was associated with blurry, halo, and blue-grey vision, corneal opacity, and decrements in visual acuity and contrast sensitivity at 2.5% contrast. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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