Open AccessVisual Disturbances among Workers Exposed to Triethylamine in a Foundry in Japan
Author(s) -
Yoshida Tsutomu,
Ono Yuichiro,
Muto Shigeki,
Nagaoka Kaoru,
Taniwaki Hiroshige,
Imaeda Toshihiko,
Kamei Tetsuya,
Kurita Hideki
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1539/joh.43.199
Subject(s) - fujita scale , public health , medicine , gerontology , nursing , geography , meteorology
Received Nov 8, 2000; Accepted March 19, 2001 Correspondence to: T Yoshida, Department of Public Health, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan Triethylamine (TEA), an aliphatic amine, has been used widely as a catalyst in foundries and polyurethane foam production. TEA has irritating effects on the skin, eyes, trachea and bronchi'). Main symptoms in workers exposed to TEA are foggy and/or halo vision when looking at a light-''), that would be related to corneal edema or microcysts caused by TEAS). Visual disturbances in workers handling TEA have not been reported in Japan so far as references from MEDLINE or TOXLINE retrieved up to November in 2000 are concerned. Our study aims to find if there are any workers complaining of visual disturbances among those who exposed to TEA in foundries in Japan.