CONTACT LENSES AS A PREFERRED CHOICE FOR VISION CORRECTION IN VARIOUS CLINICAL SCENARIOS WITH REGARD TO WORK ENVIRONMENT/ SOCZEWKI KONTAKTOWE JAKO PREFEROWANA METODA KOREKCJI WAD REFRAKCJI W WYBRANYCH SYTUACJACH KLINICZNYCH Z UWZGLEDNIENIEM WPLYWU SRODOWISKA PRACY

Amendment to the Regulation of Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 1 December 1998 on safety and occupational hygiene at positions equipped with display monitors, adopted on October 18th, 2023, entered the long-awaited by employees possibility of reimbursement for corrective contact lenses, adju...

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Published in:Medycyna pracy 2024-07, Vol.75 (4), p.383
Main Authors: Bys, Agnieszka, Berus, Tomasz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cabinet officers
Care and treatment
Complications and side effects
Contact lenses
Eye diseases
Health aspects
Occupational health and safety
Vision disorders
Work environment
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Summary:Amendment to the Regulation of Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 1 December 1998 on safety and occupational hygiene at positions equipped with display monitors, adopted on October 18th, 2023, entered the long-awaited by employees possibility of reimbursement for corrective contact lenses, adjusting the Polish legislation to European directive regulating working conditions with display screen equipment. Contact lenses in many cases of refractive errors can be an alternative to prescription glasses method of correcting the visual impairment. There are however many clinical conditions, in which contact lenses can provide a better corrective effect on visual acuity. The information contained in medical databases of articles and scientific journals (PubMed, Biblioteka Nauki), online publications (Lippincott Journals), books, applicable legal regulations (available in Internetowy System Aktow Prawnych) and guidelines published by organizations and associations (Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Lodz, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society) were analyzed, covering the discussed issues over the years 2000-2023. Non-correction or suboptimal correction of a refractive error can cause a wide variety of troublesome symptoms, such as eye pain, headache, double vision, balance disorders, nausea, disturbances in the perception of the surroundings, contributing to poorer work efficiency, faster fatigue or an increased risk of error. This article, which is a narrative review, aims to present these conditions, as well as provide a brief overview of the types of contact lenses used, complications that may result from their use and contraindications to the use of this type of correction. Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2024;75(4):383-390 Key words: fitness to work, occupational medical examinations, medical criteria, eye diseases, refractive errors, corrective lenses Nowelizacja Rozporzadzenia Ministra Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 1 grudnia 1998 r. w sprawie bezpieczenstwa i higieny pracy na stanowiskach wyposazonych w monitory ekranowe z dnia 18 pazdziernika 2023 r. wprowadzila oczekiwana przez pracownikow mozliwosc uzyskania dofinansowania zakupu soczewek korekcyjnych, dostosowujac polskie prawodawstwo do dyrektywy unijnej regulujacej prace przy monitorze ekranowym. Soczewki kontaktowe w wielu przypadkach wad refrakcji moga byc alternatywna dla okularow korekcyjnych metoda ich korekcji. Istnieja jednak stany kliniczne,
ISSN:0465-5893
DOI:10.13075/mp.5893.01539