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Ocular fundus photography of workers exposed to carbon disulfide — A comparative epidemiological study between Japan and Finland

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Using color fundus photography, the occurrence of retinopathy was studied in Japanese and Finnish viscose rayon workers and unexposed control subjects. Interobserver error was avoided by strict method control. Retinopathy (microaneurysms/small dot hemorrhages) was detected in 103 of 419 Japanese exposed (24.6%) and in 7 of 188 Finnish exposed subjects (3.79% (P < 0.05). The respective prevalences for the unexposed subjects were 3.8% and 2.6%. The retinopathy due to carbon disulfide, “retinopathia sulfocarbonica”, seen in Japanese viscose rayon workers did not occur in Finnish workers.

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  1. Department of Hygiene, Medical School, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    K. Sugimoto & S. Goto

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    H. Taniguchi

  3. Asahi, Kasei Co. Ltd., Nobeoka, Japan

    T. Baba

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki, Finland

    Ch. Raitta

  5. Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki

    M. Tolonen & S. Hernberg

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Sugimoto, K., Goto, S., Taniguchi, H. et al. Ocular fundus photography of workers exposed to carbon disulfide — A comparative epidemiological study between Japan and Finland. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 39, 97–101 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00380889

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