[Use of laser speckle in occupational eye diseases]

Forty-one diamond sorters aged 18 to 45 with occupational ophthalmopathy (asthenotopic complaints and accommodation disorders) were treated. In 35 female workers the vision acuity without correction was equal to 1.0, in 5 to 0.2-0.8 because of slight myopia. He-Ne LG-52-2 laser specle was used in the treatment. The training was carried out using modified method of accommodation "swinging" after V.V. Volkov and L.N. Kolesnikova. The course of treatment lasted for 10 days. The most appreciable shifts occurred in the nearest vision zone. The nearest point became closer to the eye by 0.55 +/- 0.02 diopters, the furthest became still further by 0.33 +/- 0.01 diopters. Relative accommodation reserve increased by 0.34 +/- 0.03 diopters. Asthenotopic complaints completely disappeared in 25 subjects and noticeably reduced in 4. Such exercises are recommended for subjects with asthenopia engaged in precision work.