PERCHLOROETHYLENE EXPOSURE CAN INDUCE COLOR-VISION LOSS

被引:43
作者
CAVALLERI, A
GOBBA, F
PALTRINIERI, M
FANTUZZI, G
RIGHI, E
AGGAZZOTTI, G
机构
[1] UNIV MODENA,CATTEDRA MED LAVORO,I-41100 MODENA,ITALY
[2] UNIV MODENA,IST IGIENE,I-41100 MODENA,ITALY
关键词
EYE TOXIC EFFECT; COLOR VISION; ACQUIRED DYSCHROMATOPSIA; SOLVENT; PERCHLOROETHYLENE; DRY-CLEANER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(94)90959-8
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
We evaluated colour vision in 35 dry-cleaners exposed to perchloroethylene (PCE) and in a paired number of controls matched for sex. age, alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking. A subclinical colour vision loss, mainly in the blue-yellow range, was present in dry-cleaners. This effect was related to PCE exposure levels. and appeared at environmental concentrations of the solvent well below the current exposure limits for exposed workers. The results suggest that PCE exposure, even at low environmental levels, can induce a dose-related impairment of colour vision.
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页码:162 / 166
页数:5
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