Ocular Injury due to Arecanut: A Unique Occupational Hazard in Central Karnataka

PURPOSE: To evaluate the ocular manifestations and visual outcomes of ocular injury by arecanut. METHODS: We analysed cases with ocular injury by arecanut from August 2018 to December 2019, retrospectively. Mode of injury, visual acuity and ocular manifestations of trauma were recorded. RESULTS: Out...

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Autores principales: Gondchawar, Ankush, Ravishankar, HN, Sagar, Pradeep, Tekade, Pradeep, Biswal, Suchitra K., Mahesha, S
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8341410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34421248
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_174_20
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author Gondchawar, Ankush
Ravishankar, HN
Sagar, Pradeep
Tekade, Pradeep
Biswal, Suchitra K.
Mahesha, S
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Ravishankar, HN
Sagar, Pradeep
Tekade, Pradeep
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Mahesha, S
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description PURPOSE: To evaluate the ocular manifestations and visual outcomes of ocular injury by arecanut. METHODS: We analysed cases with ocular injury by arecanut from August 2018 to December 2019, retrospectively. Mode of injury, visual acuity and ocular manifestations of trauma were recorded. RESULTS: Out of the 40 cases, closed globe injuries were seen in 97.5% of cases. All the injuries were due to the direct impact of arecanut during harvesting. The mean age was 45.15 ± 12.84 years. The mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at presentation was 20/40. A significant number of cases (35%) required surgical intervention. Mean BCVA at final follow-up was 20/30 but 16.66% of cases had BCVA of <20/60 even after definitive therapy. CONCLUSION: Ocular trauma due to arecanut is an important and preventable cause of visual impairment in central Karnataka. Modifications in harvesting technique would prevent ocular injuries.
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spelling pubmed-83414102021-08-20 Ocular Injury due to Arecanut: A Unique Occupational Hazard in Central Karnataka Gondchawar, Ankush Ravishankar, HN Sagar, Pradeep Tekade, Pradeep Biswal, Suchitra K. Mahesha, S Indian J Occup Environ Med Original Article PURPOSE: To evaluate the ocular manifestations and visual outcomes of ocular injury by arecanut. METHODS: We analysed cases with ocular injury by arecanut from August 2018 to December 2019, retrospectively. Mode of injury, visual acuity and ocular manifestations of trauma were recorded. RESULTS: Out of the 40 cases, closed globe injuries were seen in 97.5% of cases. All the injuries were due to the direct impact of arecanut during harvesting. The mean age was 45.15 ± 12.84 years. The mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at presentation was 20/40. A significant number of cases (35%) required surgical intervention. Mean BCVA at final follow-up was 20/30 but 16.66% of cases had BCVA of <20/60 even after definitive therapy. CONCLUSION: Ocular trauma due to arecanut is an important and preventable cause of visual impairment in central Karnataka. Modifications in harvesting technique would prevent ocular injuries. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021 2021-07-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8341410/ /pubmed/34421248 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_174_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Gondchawar, Ankush
Ravishankar, HN
Sagar, Pradeep
Tekade, Pradeep
Biswal, Suchitra K.
Mahesha, S
Ocular Injury due to Arecanut: A Unique Occupational Hazard in Central Karnataka
title Ocular Injury due to Arecanut: A Unique Occupational Hazard in Central Karnataka
title_full Ocular Injury due to Arecanut: A Unique Occupational Hazard in Central Karnataka
title_fullStr Ocular Injury due to Arecanut: A Unique Occupational Hazard in Central Karnataka
title_full_unstemmed Ocular Injury due to Arecanut: A Unique Occupational Hazard in Central Karnataka
title_short Ocular Injury due to Arecanut: A Unique Occupational Hazard in Central Karnataka
title_sort ocular injury due to arecanut: a unique occupational hazard in central karnataka
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8341410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34421248
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_174_20
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