AZƏRBAYCANDA ŞİRVAN ŞƏHƏRİ SƏNAYE MÜƏSSİSƏSİNDƏ ÇALIŞAN İŞÇİLƏRİN OFTALMOLOJİ MÜAYİNƏLƏRİ, PSEVDOEKSFOLİATİV SİNDROMUN RASTGƏLMƏ TEZLİYİ, BƏZİ XÜSUSİYYƏTLƏRİ

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SUMMARY

Aim - to reveal the frequency of occurrence, the peculiarities of the pseudo-exfoliative syndrome (PES)
among the workers of one of the industrial enterprises of Shirvan city in Azerbaijan during the the prophylactic
examinations.

Material and methods
The prophylactic examinations among 277 workers of the “Araz” factory. Among them in 109 workers at
the age higher than 49 years of old. Among them there were 59 men (54,12%) and 50 (45,87%) women. Age
distribution was carried out according to the classification World Health Organization by the age oflO years.
Ophthalmologic examination included traditional ophthalmologic methods, ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM,
Accutome plus, USA), supplemented by expert advice.

Results
According to the classification of the European regional bureau of WHO at the age of 49-59 years there were
87 (49,81%) workers, at the age of 60-74 years - 20 (18,34%) workers, at the age of more 75 years - 2 (1,83%)
workers.
In the ten years age groups: in the group under 50 years 46 (42,20%) workers; aged 50-59 years - 54 (49,54%)
workers; 60-69 years - 7 (6,42%) workers; aged 70-79 years - 2 (1,83%) workers.
Revealing PES among the workers (11,92%), we analysed it according to its development.
Analysing the randomization freguency of PES we obtained the following results: in age group under 50 years
in 1 (6,25%) worker; in age group 50-59 years 6 (37,5%) individuals; in age group 60-69 years - in 7 (43,75 %);
in age group 70-79 years - 2 (12,5%) workers we revealed PES at different stages. So, PES more frequently was
identified in mean and old ages.
During the biomicroscopy the varions changes of lens were defined by the stages of cataract development. So
there were revealed: 17 eyes (70,83%) - nuclear cataract; in 6 eyes (25,0%) - immature cortical cataract, in 1 eye
(4,17%) - to tal mature cataract. In 16 eyes (66,67%) cataract was bilateral, in 8 eyes (33,33%) - onelateral.
During the biomicroscopy the stages of PES, were different. In 18 eyes (69,23%) PES was of 1-st stage, in 7
eyes (26,92%) - of2-nd stage, in 1 eye (3,84%) of3-rd stage.
In the eyes of other workers we revealed: dry eye syndrome in 60 eyes (27,77%) chalazion - in 2 eyes (0,91%),
blepharitis - in 10 eyes (4,58)%), allergic conjunctivitis - in 14 eyes (6,42%), chronical conjunctivitis -in8 eyes
(3,66%), pinguecula - in 13 eyes (5,96%), trichiasis -in2 eyes (0.91%), pterygium- in 9 (4,12%) eyes, nevus of
iris - ini (0,91%) eye, hypertensive angiopathy - in 18 (8,25%) eyes.

Conclusion
Older people, who lead an active lifestyle and who are working in production, require increased attention. Taking
into consideration the age changes, the presbyopia, changes of visual acuity (of deterioration), the environmental
impact, the timely preventive checkups are needed.