Ophthalmic Findings of Acute Mercury Poisoning in Primary School Students
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Methods: Seventy two children exposed to mercury vapor and 42 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Full ophthalmologic examination including best corrected visual acuity, external eye examination, a slit-lamp examination, funduscopy, intraocular pressure measurements, Visual Field (VF), Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) and Color Vision (CV) tests were performed at the presentation and after six months. The parametric values of VF, Mean Deviation (MD) and Pattern Standard Deviation (PSD) were compared between groups.
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