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  • Ophthalmology
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Forensic Medicine

Background:

  • Visual diseases are a significant cause of permanent work disability, accounting for 4% of all cases.
  • Assessing disability requires evaluating both professional visual demands and individual visual impairments.
  • Legal blindness and low vision are critical factors in severe occupational disabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the characteristics of disability claims due to ocular causes.
  • To identify common visual pathologies and professions involved in these claims.
  • To emphasize the role of ophthalmologists in expert evaluations for disability.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 321 disability claims related to ocular causes over 18 years.
  • Claims were assessed at the Ophthalmology Section of the Forensic Medical Clinic of Madrid.
  • Data included profession, visual requirements, visual pathologies, and degree of visual limitation.

Main Results:

  • Most frequent professions: administrative services, construction, hotel workers, cleaning, and drivers (90% with medium/low visual demands).
  • Leading visual pathologies: myopic complications (17%) and eye trauma (16%).
  • Significant functional limitation (over 33%) was found in 82% of cases, though disability was not previously recognized.

Conclusions:

  • Ophthalmologist expertise is vital for accurate disability assessment in visual impairment cases.
  • Many claimants with significant visual limitations were previously denied disability recognition.
  • The study underscores the need for specialized ophthalmological evaluation in occupational disability claims.