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[Influence of long term occupational exposure to solvents on colour vision]
I Böckelmann1, H Lindner, B Peters
1Institut für Arbeitsmedizin und Hygiene, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg. Irina.Boeckelmann@Medizin.Uni-Magdeburg.de
Background:
The study was designed to determine the influence of chronic occupational exposition of organic solvent mixtures on colour vision of car painters.
Subjects And Methods:
The 123 subjects (2 groups differing in organic solvents exposure and 1 control group) were examined using Ishihara-Panel, Lanthony Desaturated Panel D-15, Velhagen-Panel, and Tritan-Album.
Results:
In the Velhagen-Panel 3% of the probands currently exposed to organic solvents, and 11% of formerly exposed probands developed a blue/yellow vision defect for the right eye. All control subjects perfectly finished this panel. In the Tritan-Album 3% of currently exposed subjects and 26% of formerly exposed painters expressed a blue/yellow vision defect for the right eye, but also 7% of controls showed anomalies. Similar results were found for both panels with the left eye. The CCI difference in the D-15 test was significant between all three groups.
Conclusion:
The impaired colour vision may also be an important indicator of neuro-ophthalmological effects after long-term occupational exposure to organic solvents.
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