Prevalence of cataract, climatic droplet keratopathy and eyelid diseases among fishermen in Jazan in Saudi Arabia, and the association of risk factors

• Main Authors: Alibrahim, Ahmed, Md Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri, Alssabani, Nasser, Ng, Yee Guan, Omar, Nazri, Shaikh, Faisal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62851/1/Prevalence%20of%20cataract.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62851/; http://hfej.hfem.org/prevalence-of-cataract-climatic-droplet-keratopathy-and-eye-lid-diseases-among-fishermen-in-jazan-in-saudi-arabia-and-the-association-of-risk-factors/

The fishermen in the coastal region of Jazan are subjected to long working hours in the sun where the risk for cataract, climatic droplet keratopathy (CDK) and Eyelid diseases due to solar radiation are high. The objective of this study to determine the prevalence of anterior segment eye disorders,...