Does too much urology damage your eyesight? Study of macular function.
Br J Urol
; 70(5): 488-91, 1992 Nov.
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A study comparing the macular function of both eyes of 130 urological surgeons was carried out to investigate whether the increased light exposure to the endoscoping eye caused any deterioration of macular function. The non-endoscoping eye was used as a control. A sophisticated computer test of colour contrast sensitivity was used. The computer assesses the degree of brightness at which the subject is just able to detect a coloured grating, and for each eye this is expressed as a threshold for the red/green axis and the blue/yellow (tritan) axis. The subjects also completed a questionnaire about their working patterns and their general and ophthalmic history and had a brief examination of the fundus. The results do not suggest that urologists are suffering any significant macular damage as a result of their work with endoscopes.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Urología
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Trastornos de la Visión
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Percepción Visual
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Luz
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Degeneración Macular
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Enfermedades Profesionales
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Humans
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Revista:
Br J Urol
Año:
1992
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Article
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Reino Unido