Regular Control of Visual Capacity in Clerks

Vancu, Emil

Thursday, March 22, 2012: 14:15

Xcaret 2 (Cancun Center)

Emil Vancu, Occupational Health and Social Assistance, University Aurel Vlaicu Arad, Romania, Arad, Romania

Dan Fotache, Occupational Health, Clinical Hospital Colentina, Bucuresti, Romania

Codrut Roman, Physiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Timisoara, Romania

Rodica Vancu, Physics, National College Elena Ghiba Birta, Arad, Romania

Teodora Roman, Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic disfunctions, Emergency County Hospital, Timisoara, Romania

Introduction
The effects on the eye function due to prolonged work with visual terminals has not yet been thoroughly studied. With this work we wish to underline the importance of regular controls of the visual capacity in clerks with sustained use of visual terminals.

Methods
We have investigated 223 employees of a bank, including 60 men and 163 women, with an average age of 32,6 ± 7,78 years. We have performed the medical control, investigating also the visual function using a VISIOTEST Essilor device.

Results
Out of the 223 employees, 93 (41.7 %) were already known with eye pathology. 49 (52.69 %) of these had an adequate visual correction, and 44 (47.31 %) needed a specialist control according to the VISIOTEST investigation. 130 employees were not aware of having any eye pathology. 90 (69.23 %) of these had a normal eye function, and 40 (30.77 %) were adviced to see a specialist in oftalmology, as a result of our investigation.

Discussion
Regular VISIOTEST eye function control helps detecting eye pathology as well as monitoring employees with a known diagnostic.

A1427 Regular Control of Visual Capacity in Clerks