Occupational medicine outpatient management of borderline ophthalmologic fitness at work sites involving traffic
Broschmann, D.
Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete 35(9): 558-559
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0049-8610 PMID: 2588713 Document Number: 338023
Employees of transport with specific transport functions underlie a special care by the occupational physician. If vision is impaired, an ophthalmological examination is required, so in unilateral anophthalmia, stronger error of refraction, strabismus, impairment of light perception or other special eye diseases. Dependent on activity and state of health critical parameters are controlled and further conditions are exactly established. Specialized medical care and health control carried out by central health institutions of tractive unit drivers in shift work suffering from glaucoma or wearing contact lenses, of car drivers with ancylosing spondylitis and unilateral anophthalmic wearer of contact lenses, in all operations specific for transport if intraocular lenses as well as for work in areas with malaria risk and cloroquine prophylaxis ensues.