Dry-cleaners at risk of eye irritation

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Workers in the dry cleaning industry have changes in the tear film that covers the eye and stops it from drying, and these changes may lead to a condition known as evaporative dry eye, with workers showing the signs and symptoms that are typical of this disease, according to Australian and Colombian research.

Journal/conference: PLOS ONE

Link to research (DOI): 10.1371/journal.pone.0226042

Organisation/s: The University of New South Wales, University of La Salle, Colombia

Funder: Funded by Ingrid Jimenez. 1 Grant in 2014 University of La Salle Research Vicerrectory and Research Center in Health and Vision. https://www.lasalle.edu.co/wps/portal/Home/Principal/LaSalleInternacional.

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