Can currently available safety eyewear protect welder′s eyes from harmful rays?
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Can Currently Available Safety Eyewear Protect Welder's Eyes from Harmful Rays?
© 2016 Journal of ophthalmic and Vision research | published by Wolters KluWer medKnoW Dear Editor, All types of welding produce ultraviolet (UV), visible, and infrared (IR) radiation at damaging levels.[1] Photokeratoconjunctivitis (welder's flash), pingueculum, pterygium, corneal opacity, and pigmentary macular deposits are common eye disorders among welders.[2-4] Use of protective eyewear wh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2008-322X
DOI: 10.4103/2008-322x.188386