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Occupational Lifting Tasks and Retinal Detachment in Non-Myopics and Myopics: Extended Analysis of a Case-Control Study

OBJECTIVES: Lifting heavy weights involves the Valsalva manoeuvre, which leads to intraocular pressure spikes. We used data from a case-control study to further investigate the hypothesis that occupational lifting is a risk factor for retinal detachment. METHODS: The study population included 48 cas...

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Autores principales: Mattioli, Stefano, Curti, Stefania, De Fazio, Rocco, Mt Cooke, Robin, Zanardi, Francesca, Bonfiglioli, Roberta, Farioli, Andrea, Violante, Francesco S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953231
http://dx.doi.org/10.5491/SHAW.2012.3.1.52