Industrial Ocular Injuries in Busan area.

Lee, Yoong Moon; Pak, Byung Guk

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1974;15(4):335-341.
Published online April 1, 1974.

Industrial Ocular Injuries in Busan area.

Yoong Moon Lee, Byung Guk Pak

Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Busan National University, Busan, Korea.

부산지방의 산재 안외상에 대한 고찰

이융문 , 박병국 ( Yoong Moon Lee , Byung Gook Park )

Abstract

The authors analysed 557 cases of industrial ocular injuries among 27,995 patients seen in the department of ophthalmology, Busan National University Hospital, and three private clinics located in Busan from March 1970 to Feb. 1972. 1. Industrial ocular injuries occupied 24.9% of all ocular injuries. 2. The majorities of industrial ocular injuries were caused by iron piece (49.7%), and flying particles (73.7%). 3. Corneal foreign bodies occupied 59.4% out of all industrial ocular injuries. 4. Industrial ocular injuries frequently occurred in metal and machinary industries- 31.1% in metal product, 13.7% in basic metal and 10.4% in machinary.