TY - JOUR
T1 - Ocular Effects Following the Volcanic Eruptions of Mount St Helens
AU - Fraunfelder, Frederick T.
AU - Johnson, David S.
AU - Kalina, Robert E.
AU - Buist, A. Sonia
AU - Bernstein, Robert S.
PY - 1983/3
Y1 - 1983/3
N2 - Three hundred thirty-two ophthalmologists examined 1,523 patients with immediate ocular complaints following the 1980 eruptions of Mount St Helens. Loggers working up to 18 months in environments with high concentrations of volcanic ash were compared with a control group of loggers without volcanic ash contact. Although the ash particles acted as ocular foreign bodies, the small particles were apparently well tolerated for the most part, except for acute irritation. Patients with contact lenses or sicca syndrome had the most frequent ocular complaints. To date, no long-term ocular effects have been noted secondary to volcanic ash exposure.
AB - Three hundred thirty-two ophthalmologists examined 1,523 patients with immediate ocular complaints following the 1980 eruptions of Mount St Helens. Loggers working up to 18 months in environments with high concentrations of volcanic ash were compared with a control group of loggers without volcanic ash contact. Although the ash particles acted as ocular foreign bodies, the small particles were apparently well tolerated for the most part, except for acute irritation. Patients with contact lenses or sicca syndrome had the most frequent ocular complaints. To date, no long-term ocular effects have been noted secondary to volcanic ash exposure.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1983.01040010376003
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1983.01040010376003
M3 - Article
C2 - 6830486
AN - SCOPUS:0020699815
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 101
SP - 376
EP - 378
JO - Archives of ophthalmology
JF - Archives of ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -