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<title>Journal of Occupational Health and Epidemiology</title>
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<short_title>J Occup Health Epidemiol</short_title>
<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
<web_url>http://johe.rums.ac.ir</web_url>
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<journal_id_doi>10.61882/johe</journal_id_doi>
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	<type>jalali</type>
	<year>1396</year>
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	<day>1</day>
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<pubdate>
	<type>gregorian</type>
	<year>2017</year>
	<month>4</month>
	<day>1</day>
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<volume>6</volume>
<number>2</number>
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	<article>


	<language>en</language>
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	<title>The prevalence of ocular diseases among individuals referring to the ocular emergency unit of Moradi Hospital of Rafsanjan, Iran: 2015</title>
	<subject_fa></subject_fa>
	<subject></subject>
	<content_type_fa></content_type_fa>
	<content_type>Original Article</content_type>
	<abstract_fa></abstract_fa>
	<abstract>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:times new roman;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; The determination of common diseases in a region is a medical and health priority of that region. Ocular emergencies can cause permanent vision loss if they are not recognized and treated promptly.&amp;nbsp; Preserve vision of patients, We arranged this study&amp;nbsp; in Moradi hospital (Kerman, Iran), to estimate our regional situation.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; In this cross-sectional study, 2035 medical records of individuals referring to the ocular emergency unit of Moradi Hospital in 2015-2016 were assessed. Demographic information and type of injury, , were recorded in a checklist. The data were analyzed using chi-square and Fisher&amp;rsquo;s exact tests.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The mean age of the patients was 35.49 &amp;plusmn; 13.69 years and the mean duration of time between occurrence of injury and referral was 2.59 &amp;plusmn; 2.11 hours. In addition, 1902 (93.5%) participants were men The most common object causing injury was wood (0.8%) and chemical agent was acidic substances (0.8%). The causes of referral in order of frequency were ocular foreign body (OFB) (91.4%), lacerations (3.1%), chemical burns (1%), corneal abrasion (0.9%), glaucoma (0.8%), orbital cellulitis (0.6%), thermal burns (0.6%), infection (0.5%), artery occlusion (0.5%), corneal laceration (0.4%), hyphema (0.2%), and injuries caused by welding (0.2%). corneal laceration, OFB, corneal abrasion, glaucoma, and infection, lacerations, artery occlusion, and penetrating trauma more in men and 16-39 years (P &lt; 0.05).&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/strong&gt; the majority of injuries were observed in men due to ocular foregin body related to occupational practice. Therefore, occupational ocular injuries should be reduced through a closer relationship between medicine and industries, and education on occupational accidents.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</abstract>
	<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
	<keyword>Eye,Emergency,Trauma,Burn,Iran,</keyword>
	<start_page>77</start_page>
	<end_page>83</end_page>
	<web_url>http://johe.rums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-97-9&amp;slc_lang=en&amp;sid=1</web_url>


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	<author>
	<first_name>Y</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Taghavi </last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>y_taghavi17@yahoo.com</email>
	<code>22400319475328460010412</code>
	<orcid>22400319475328460010412</orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Dept. of Ophthalmology; Non-Communicable Disease Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. </affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa>Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>MR</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Soleimani </last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>dr.solimani@rums.ac.ir</email>
	<code>22400319475328460010413</code>
	<orcid>22400319475328460010413</orcid>
	<coreauthor>Yes
</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Dept. of Ophthalmology; Non-Communicable Disease Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. </affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa>Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>MR</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Mokhtaree </last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>mrmokhtaree@yahoo.com</email>
	<code>22400319475328460010414</code>
	<orcid>22400319475328460010414</orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Social Determeinants of Health Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa>Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>A</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Taheri </last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>alizoss283@yahoo.com</email>
	<code>22400319475328460010415</code>
	<orcid>22400319475328460010415</orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa>Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


</author_list>


	</article>
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