PREVENTING EYE INJURIES

Occupational eye injuries are an important avoidable source of morbidity. Mancini et al¹ have investigated the effectiveness of a prevention campaign, conducted with local employers’ associations and trades unions, and aimed at 237 metal craft factories in Imola, Italy. The interventions included primary control measures, aid in selecting personal protective equipment, educational booklets, and media publicity by experts in the field. Eye injury rates were assessed in the four years before intervention, the two years around intervention, and over an extended follow up that spanned the next decade. A substantial reduction in eye injury rates was found following the main intervention. The authors suggest that careful and …