Lucky Carpenter: An Unusual Occupational Eye Accident

A 34-year-old carpenter applied to our clinics with a 5-cm long wood stick which was stuck into his left lower orbital margin. Under general anesthesia, we explored his left eye and extracted the stick without any complication. This patient had an unusual presentation of an occupational eye injury....

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Published inTurk oftalmoloji gazetesi Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 167 - 169
Main Authors Cihan Ünlü, Gülünay Akçalı, Esra Güney, Alime Güneş, Betül İlkay Sezgin Akçay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Galenos Yayinevi 01.03.2014
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carpenter
eye protection in workplace
Occupational eye injury
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Summary:A 34-year-old carpenter applied to our clinics with a 5-cm long wood stick which was stuck into his left lower orbital margin. Under general anesthesia, we explored his left eye and extracted the stick without any complication. This patient had an unusual presentation of an occupational eye injury. Occupational eye injuries account for 12% of all work-related injuries, and 90% of those are preventable with simple measures. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2014; 44: 167-9)
ISSN:1300-0659
2147-2661
DOI:10.4274/tjo.63497