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Occupational Exposure to Solar Radiation and the Eye

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dc.contributor.authorModenese, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorChou, B. Ralph
dc.contributor.authorÁdám, Balázs
dc.contributor.authorLoney, Tom
dc.contributor.authorSilva Paulo, Marilia
dc.contributor.authorTenkate, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorGobba, Fabriziomaria
dc.contributor.institutionComprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - pólo NMS
dc.contributor.institutionNOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)
dc.contributor.pblMattioli 1885 S.p.A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T22:25:20Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T22:25:20Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-02
dc.description.abstractGlobally, hundreds of millions of outdoor workers are exposed to solar radiation (SR) for most of their work. Such occupational exposure is known to induce various adverse health effects on the eyes, mainly related to its ultraviolet (UV) component. The present work is a call to action to raise awareness of the need for health surveillance to prevent chronic ocular diseases in outdoor workers. Photo-chemical chronic damage can induce pterygium at the eye’s outer layer and cataracts in the lens. Considering carcinogenic effects, rare squamous-cell tumors of the cornea and/or the conjunctiva and ocular melanomas are associated with UV radiation exposure. Solar UV-related eye diseases should be considered “occupational diseases” when workers have sufficient exposure. Still, they are often not recognized and/ or frequently not reported to the national compensation authorities. Therefore, to prevent the burden of these work-related eye pathologies, an adequate risk assessment with identification of appropriate preventive measures and a provision of periodic health surveillance to the exposed workers, particularly those at higher risk of exposure or with individual susceptibility, should be urgently implemented.en
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dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent435333
dc.identifier.doi10.23749/mdl.v114i4.14657
dc.identifier.issn0025-7818
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 70041727
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 3f39acec-f22d-4f58-950a-dd051eff44fa
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85166409995
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 37534422
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/158381
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85166409995
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectAdverse Eye Effects
dc.subjectCataract
dc.subjectEye Tumors
dc.subjectMacular Degeneration
dc.subjectOccupational Exposure
dc.subjectOcular Melanoma
dc.subjectOptical Radiation
dc.subjectPterygium
dc.subjectSolar Radiation
dc.subjectUltraviolet Radiation
dc.subjectPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleOccupational Exposure to Solar Radiation and the Eyeen
dc.title.subtitleA Call to Implement Health Surveillance of Outdoor Workersen
dc.typereview
degois.publication.issue4
degois.publication.titleMedicina del Lavoro
degois.publication.volume114
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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