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Rahimpour F, haghaniat M, Shoeibi N, shakeri M, OmidDezyani B. Investigating the association between occupation and retinal detachment in patients referred to ophthalmology clinics in Mashhad, Iran. ioh 2025; 22 (1) :1-14
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Farzane Rahimpour 
, Mahya Haghaniat , Nasser Shoeibi , Mohammadtaghi Shakeri , Banafshe OmidDezyani *
, Mahya Haghaniat , Nasser Shoeibi , Mohammadtaghi Shakeri , Banafshe OmidDezyani *
Mashhad university of medical sciences , banafshe_omiddezyani@yahoo.com
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Background and Aims: Retinal detachment is a serious eye condition that requires prompt attention. While it's not a work-related disorder, research suggests that the risk of retinal detachment may vary depending on one's occupation. This study aims to identify the factors that may influence the occurrence of retinal detachment in different job categories.
Methods: In this case-control study, the case group consisted of all male employees with retinal detachment who underwent diagnostic measures (n=50). The control group was selected non-randomly from other ophthalmology clinic patients with different diagnoses (excluding retinal detachment) (n=50). Demographic information, medical history, eye diseases, and occupational history of the study subjects were recorded in a simple checklist.
Result: The case group's most common jobs were administrative (30%), agriculture-livestock (22%), services (18%), construction (18%), and industrial (12%). The control group's most common occupations were service (32.0%), agriculture-livestock breeding (30%), construction (16%), administration (12%), and industry (10%). High stress and long-term walking and standing were higher in the case group compared to the control group (P<0.001 and P=0.031, respectively) based on occupational characteristics. The control group also pushed more objects at work than the case group (P=0.027).
Conclusion: Different occupational categories can be effective in the occurrence of retinal detachment. Factors such as high occupational stress and walking and standing for long periods, and Hand and arm vibration were identified as influential factors in retinal detachment in this study. Lifting heavy objects at work, on the other hand, did not influence retinal detachment.
Methods: In this case-control study, the case group consisted of all male employees with retinal detachment who underwent diagnostic measures (n=50). The control group was selected non-randomly from other ophthalmology clinic patients with different diagnoses (excluding retinal detachment) (n=50). Demographic information, medical history, eye diseases, and occupational history of the study subjects were recorded in a simple checklist.
Result: The case group's most common jobs were administrative (30%), agriculture-livestock (22%), services (18%), construction (18%), and industrial (12%). The control group's most common occupations were service (32.0%), agriculture-livestock breeding (30%), construction (16%), administration (12%), and industry (10%). High stress and long-term walking and standing were higher in the case group compared to the control group (P<0.001 and P=0.031, respectively) based on occupational characteristics. The control group also pushed more objects at work than the case group (P=0.027).
Conclusion: Different occupational categories can be effective in the occurrence of retinal detachment. Factors such as high occupational stress and walking and standing for long periods, and Hand and arm vibration were identified as influential factors in retinal detachment in this study. Lifting heavy objects at work, on the other hand, did not influence retinal detachment.
Type of Study: case report |
Subject:
Occupational Diseases
Received: 2024/05/4 | Accepted: 2025/02/9 | Published: 2025/04/19
Received: 2024/05/4 | Accepted: 2025/02/9 | Published: 2025/04/19
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