Abstract

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE FLUORINE IRRITATION ON THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT OF THE HUMAN EYE

Slavena Stoykova* and Wladislav Tashkov

Abstract

The article examines cases of complaints of 14 people with temporary anterior eye irritation when working with glass and ceramic furnaces using fluorine-containing minerals such as cryolite and fluorite. Subsequent eye examinations have not shown any corneal changes. Air inspection in the work areas made with headspace gas chromatography indicates that sudden fluorine releases from the furnace are observed. The ophthalmological study is performed by slit-lamp examination and the level of fluorine in the air is determined by the HSGC method.

Keywords: Fluorine, eye irritation, anterior eye segment, slit-lamp examination, HSGC.