occupational eye injuries and management
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Occupational eye health in health care workers
Department of Ophthalmology
Christian Medical College
Vellore
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Objectives
• Potential occupational eye injuries
• Potentially hazardous areas
• Hazard identification
• Surveillance system
• Personal protective equipment for eye
• Engineering checks
• Awareness capsules
• Eye safety policy
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Why look at eye hazards
• Absenteeism
• Cataract
• Potentially blinding:
– Retinal burns
– Perforating eye injuries
– Severe chemical injuries
• ? Life threatening:
– Blood borne viral transmission through splashes
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Questionnaire
• Work related eye injuries in your department
• What eye hazards
• How can it be reduced
• Do health care workers wear PPE for the eye at your place
• Do you have an eye safety policy
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Epidemiology
• Eye injuries: 3- 4% of all occupational injuries*
*Xiang H, Stallones L, Chen G, Smith GA. Work-related eye injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the US. Am J Ind Med. 2005 Jul; 48(1):57-62
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Potential Hazards
• Physical Hazards
– Foreign Bodies / Missiles
– Radiation hazard
– Laser Induced damage
– Thermal
• Chemical hazards
• Biological hazard
– Infections
– Body fluid splashes
• Eye strain
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PHYSICAL HAZARDS
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DENTAL PROCEDURES
• Hazards: Aerosol splash (saliva and blood), flying debris
• Eye injuries: Ten % of occupational injuries to dental personnel 9 year period in a dental hospital.
• Eye protection compliance 57% when using laboratory cutting equipment.
British Dental Journal 2007; 203: E7; 1- 5
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Optical shop : Spectacles lens CUTTING GRINDING
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Engineering / Maintenance/ Non clinical support services
• Engineering controls
– E.g. machine guards
– Welding curtains for arc flash protection
• Administrative controls
– E.g. areas “off limits” for those uninvolved
• Proper protective eyewear
– Painting, breaking down
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ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
10 -14 10 -12 10 -10 10 -8 10 -6 10 -4 10 -2 1 10 2 10 4 10 6 10 8
Wavelength in Meters
10 10 10 8 10 6 10 4 10 2 1 10 -2 10 -4 10 -6 10 -8 10 -10 10 -12 10 -14
Broadcast
Short wave TV
FM
Radar Infrared
Near Far
Visible
Ultraviolet X Rays
Gamma Rays
Cosmic Rays Power
Transmission
Ionizing Radiation Nonionizing Radiation
Energy - Electron Volts High Low
LASER
RADIATION
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Departments: Radiation Exposure
Department
Radio diagnosis
Radiotherapy
Nuclear Medicine
Cardiology
Operating Theaters
Gastroenterology
Orthopaedics
Haematology ((BMT)
Dental
Stem Cell
Transfusion Medicine
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Dose Response Tissue
Examples of tissue Sensitivity
Very High White blood cells (bone marrow)
Intestinal epithelium
Reproductive cells
High Optic lens epithelium
Esophageal epithelium
Mucous membranes
Medium Brain – Glial cells
Lung, kidney, liver, thyroid,
pancreatic epithelium
Low Mature red blood cells
Muscle cells
Mature bone and cartilage
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Radiation induced cataract
• Cataract – deterministic effect with threshold; may be even linear – no threshold
• An annual limit of 15 rem (0.15 Sv) to the lens of the eye
• Latency α 1 / Dose
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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 76:826–834 (2010)
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Protection
• Monitoring dose received
• Personal protective equipment
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Management
Cataract Surgery Intraocular Lens Implantation
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Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER)
• Non Beam Hazards
– Electrical
– Explosion
– Compressed Gases
– Dyes and Solvents
– Fire
• Beam Hazards
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American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• Maximal Permissible Exposure – The maximum permissible exposure (MPE) is the
highest power or energy density (in W/cm2 or J/cm2) of a light source that is considered safe
• Nominal Ocular Hazard distance – distance from the source at which the intensity or the
energy per surface unit becomes lower than the MPE
• Nominal hazard Zone – space within which the level of direct, scattered or
reflected laser light emitted during laser operation exceeds the MPE
https://www.lia.org/PDF/Z136_1_s.pdf
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Commonly used lasers TYPE Radiation type /
wavelength in nm Examples of application
Carbon dioxide (gas) Infra red (10600) Surgery
Argon (gas) Visible, blue (488), green (514)
Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery
Krypton 532 (gas) Visible green (532) Surgery
Nd YAG (continuous wave, solid state)
Infrared (1064) General Surgery
Nd YAG (Q switched, solid state) Visible (632) Ophthalmology
Helium Neon (gas) Visible red (632) Alignment for aiming invisible beams
Ruby (solid) Visible red (694) Plastic Surgery, Dermatology
Rhodamine (dye) Visible red (630) Treatment of Malignancies
hwww.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_agents/lasers.html
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Laser - Biological effects in the eye
Spectral domain Wave length Eye (biological effects)
Ultraviolet B & C 200 – 315 nm Photokeratitis
Ultraviolet A 315 – 400 nm Photochemical cataract
Visible 400 -780 nm Photochemical and thermal retinal injury
Infrared A 780 – 1400 nm Cataract and retinal burn
Infrared B 1.4 to 3.0 microns Corneal burn, aqueous flare, cataract
Infrared C
3 to 1000 microns Corneal burn only
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Clinical manifestations
Photokeratitis Foveal burn
Tear substitutes / rest Systemic / topical steroids
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Factors • Types of beam:
– Direct :NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES LOOK INTO ANY LASER BEAM
– Specular reflection
– Diffuse
• Class IV can initiate fire!
• Duration
– Less than 0.25 s safe BLINK
• Class 1, 2 A and 2 (direct)
• intrabeam or specular reflection viewing of Class 3a, 3b, or 4 or diffuse Class 4 happens before
• Class
– 1 : No danger
• E.g CD ROM players
– 2 : Direct viewing dangerous
• E.g Scanner at sales points
– 3: Direct and Specular
• E.g Medical
– 4. Serious hazard
• Research
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Laser pointers
• Visible light
• Output power:
– 1 to 5 mW directly at eye,
– retinal irradiance similar
to that caused by staring directly at the sun
• blink reflex and aversion response.
• near 550 nm with less than 1 mW : safe
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Laser retinal injury
PROTECTION
• Engineering controls : – Filters in machine
– Goggles
– Shutters /Key Switch /
• Avoid direct viewing
• Warning signs
MANAGEMENT
• Corticosteroids
• Rarely surgery
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Thermal Hazards
• Central Sterilization Supplies department
• Injury
– Cell death - limited to the superficial epithelium;
– thermal necrosis and penetration can occur.
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CHEMICAL HAZARDS
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Chemical Hazards
• Vulnerable
– House keeping Staff
– Laboratory Personnel
– Preclinical teaching departments
– Service laboratories
– Personnel in the Operating room
• Responsible for 7% of work-related eye injuries treated at US hospital emergency departments.
• 60% of chemical injuries occur in workplace accidents
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Chemical Injuries
• Potentially blinding in 1 in five
• Approx 15 % of severe injuries get functional vision
• Acids / alkalis, latter being worse
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Anatomy
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Transferring formalin from 40% container to another
container
Diluting the 40% formalin to make a solution of 10%
concentration
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Lifting body out of formalin tank and transferring to a trolley and back
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Management
• First Aid : Irrigate eye with sterile Balanced salt solution, ringer lactate or even tap water for 15 - 20 min ASAP
• Consult Ophthalmologist – Agent / pH
– Slit lamp examination
– Medical : Steroid / cycloplegic / anitbiotic / Vitamin C
– Surgical if extensive limbal stem cell loss
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BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
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Infection
• Microbes : – Conjunctivitis (e.g.,
adenovirus, herpes simplex, Staphylococcus aureus)
– Systemic infections, including bloodborne viruses (e.g. hepatitis B and C viruses, human immunodeficiency virus), herpes viruses, and rhinoviruses.
• Mode of introduction to eye – Fomites
– directly (e.g., blood splashes, respiratory droplets generated during coughing or suctioning)
– touching the eyes with contaminated fingers or other objects : E.g microbiology labs)
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Conjunctivitis
• Adenovirus (3, 7, 8, 19 serotypes) - nosocomial epidemic outbreaks
• Spread:
– Fomites / ophthalmic instruments
– Contaminated hand to surfaces
• Areas high risk
– Eye / staff clinics
– Neonatal ICU
– Long term facilities
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SIGNS
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Hemorrhagic: Enterovirus
Membranes
Visual blur : corneal involvement
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PREVENTION
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Preventive aspects- Conjunctivitis
• Epidemic potential, absenteeism, economic loss
• Delayed treatment in ophthalmology for primary disorders, secondary infections
• Infective as long as symptomatic (with discharge) up to two weeks
Identify
Educate
Treat
Isolate
Dispose
Reassure
CONTROL EPIDEMIC
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Body Fluid splashes - EYE • Low risk of transmission
• Prophylaxis recommended
AREAS LIKELY
• Blood collection Areas
• Dialysis suites
• Operating room personnel
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Body Fluid splashes
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‘Eye Strain’: Computer vision syndrome
PREVENTION
• Ergonomics
• Breaks 20 min, 20 secs
• Tear Substitutes
HIGH RISK
• Radiology
• CHIPS
AWARENESS
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Eye protection devices • Goggles
• Face protection Shields
• Safety glasses (polycarbonate)
• Full face respirators
• Prescription users : additional eyewear
• Z87 DEVICES
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DO NOT
• rub when you suspect debris
• irrigate when suspecting perforation or foreign body
• use ordinary prescription glasses, reading glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses instead of protective eyewear.
• work without appropriate spectacle correction: leads to injuries at workplace
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Eye safety policy
• When must you wear PPE for eye
• What enforcement processes are in place
• How do you get help when there has been health care related eye injury
• How do you report
• How do you rectify lapse if any
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Occupational Eye Injury Sustained eye injury
First Aid
Inform OSH team / SSHS
Eye consult
Manage
Preventive measure assess
/ set up
Awareness
Compliance
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Monitoring
• Reporting system for eye
– Acute eg : splashes / missiles report to emergency
– Chronic eg radiation induced damage will need systems to be placed
• Preferably all acute eye injuries on the same line as needle stick
• Customize staff health checks on the basis of hazard risk in addition to general check up
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Future plans
• Detailed eye hazard assessment
• Awareness capsules eg before the conjunctivitis season
• Mandatory staff training modules / CME
• Surveillance systems
• Baseline evaluation of departments with radiation for cataract
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Eye safety checklist for health care
• Create a safe work environment – Indications
– Safety features of instruments in place and functional
– Workers educated on safe use
– Bystanders kept out e.g Laser sessions
• Identify – Primary Hazards
– Hazards posed by work happening on premises !!!
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Eye safety checklist for health care
• Prevent injury/ Good work practices
– If PPE, Ensure good condition / fit / and availablility
– If procedure ensure availability of preventive preparation eg Sterilium
• Prepare for eye injuries esp chemical splashes
– Have sterile /appropriate solution for irrigation and equipment ready if necessary
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Acknowledgements • Patients / Departments of Ophthalmology,
Anatomy, Dental and Orthopedics for the pictures