Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Peripheral vision in copper mine workers].

A Gosk1, L Borodulin-Nadzieja

  • 1Katedry i Zakładu Fizjologii AM we Wrocławiu.

Medycyna Pracy
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Copper miners experienced significant visual field limitations and reduced eye resolution after work. Occupational factors like noise and poor lighting may contribute to these vision changes in miners.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

[The involvement of the right hemisphere in affective manifestations].

Psychiatria polska·2001
Same author

[The effects of work in an air-conditioned cabin and stay in a resting chamber on blood pressure and heart rate of operators employed in deep copper mines].

Medycyna pracy·2001
Same author

[The evaluation of central visual fatigue in computer terminal users by visual evoked potentials].

Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska·1999
Same author

[Exercise test in the neurotic patients].

Psychiatria polska·1999
Same author

[The effect of the gender of the examined subjects on the course of the visual potentials evoked by the checker board pattern stimulation].

Klinika oczna·1999
Same author

[The influence of computer work on reaction time and accuracy in VDT operators].

Medycyna pracy·1997

Area of Science:

  • Occupational health
  • Ophthalmology
  • Environmental medicine

Background:

  • Mining environments pose unique occupational hazards.
  • Visual function is critical for worker safety and performance.
  • Previous research has not fully elucidated the specific visual impacts on copper mine workers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of underground copper mining on visual field and eye resolution.
  • To identify potential correlations between occupational exposures and observed visual changes.

Main Methods:

  • Examined 82 copper mine workers twice daily.
  • Conducted preliminary visual field and resolving power tests above ground.
  • Performed follow-up examinations underground after a 5-hour shift.

Main Results:

  • 64% of face foremen and 13.6% of off-face miners showed visual field limitations, primarily in lower temporal quadrants.
  • Eye's resolving power was statistically lower when assessed underground compared to above ground.
  • Visual field limitations are suspected to be of central origin, possibly linked to occupational agents like noise.

Conclusions:

  • Copper mining significantly impacts miners' visual function, particularly visual fields and resolving power.
  • Occupational agents, including noise and inadequate lighting, are potential contributors to these visual deficits.
  • Further investigation is warranted to understand the long-term effects and develop mitigation strategies.

Related Experiment Videos