[The impact of trinitrotoluene on eyes in miners]

Trinitrotoluene (TNT) effect on the eyes of 250 miners was studied. The length of service of the investigated group varied from one to twenty years. The specific trinitrotoluene cataract of various stages was observed in 54.7% of the examinees. The authors assume that the lens changes depend on the length of service and on the TNT concentrations in the body after predominant skin penetration.