Influence Of Personal Protective Equipment Of The Respiratory And Visual Organs On The Condition Of The Ocular Surface
Published 2024 - 42nd Congress of the ESCRS
Reference: PO921 | Type: Free paper | DOI: 10.82333/y9pb-5n46
Authors: Marat Talgatovich Aznabaev 1 , Gulnara Azamatova* 2 , Gulfiya Gaysina 3
1Ophthalmology,Bashkir State Medical Univercity,Ufa,Russian Federation, 2Ophthalmology,Bashkir State Medical Univercity, Medical institution "Bud' zdorov",Ufa,Russian Federation, 3Ophthalmology,Bashkir State Medical Univercity, Medical institution "Medical plus",Ufa,Russian Federation
Purpose
To study the influence of personal protective means of the respiratory and visual organs on the state of the eye surface
Setting
the Covid-hospital of Ufa
Methods
The study involved 23 employees of the Covid-hospital of Ufa in the period from 02.01.2021 to 03.31.2021 The degree of moisture of the ocular surface in the subjects before and after the change of work in the "red zone" (7.2 hours) Covid-hospital was determined using the Schirmer-1 test. We also analyzed complaints of medical personnel about the condition of the eyes (redness of the eyes, a feeling of dryness or sand in the eyes, their soreness, increased sensitivity of the eyes to light and wind) before and after changing jobs in the “red zone” of the Covid hospital with constant use of personal protective equipment respiratory and visual organs.
Results
The average value of the Schirmer-1 test indicator before the change in the “red zone” of the Covid hospital in 48% of the medical personnel was 15 ± 1,87 mm, after the change, this indicator changed to 26,72 ± 2,46 mm р < 0,05. In 52% of medical workers, the Schirmer-1 test data before the change in the “red zone” of the Covid hospital were within 12,09 ± 1,28 mm; 1 had an extremely low result (5 ± 1,27 mm) р < 0,05. Also, after staying in the “red zone” of the Covid-hospital during the shift (7.2 hours), 90% of the surveyed had complaints of discomfort in the eyes after work, redness of the eyes, a feeling of dryness or sand in the eyes, their soreness, increased sensitivity to light.
Conclusions
The study showed that after a shift in the “red zone” of a Covid hospital, medical workers in one or both eyes showed subjective and objective signs of deterioration in the condition of the ocular surface. Thus, an unfavorable effect of personal protective equipment of the organs of vision and respiration in workers of medical institutions on the condition of the ocular surface was revealed. This information indicates the need to take preventive measures to protect the ocular surface of medical workers when working in a pandemic of the new coronavirus infection Covid-2019.