Abstract
Examination of the eyes of a group of cement workers whose jobs do not normally bring them into direct contact with cement dust and another group who are normally in contact with cement show that pterigium, conjunctivitis and foreign body in the eyes occur at more statistically significant levels in the latter group. The number of years of continuous exposure to cement dust was found to play a significant role among the exposed group who develop pterigium. Cement dust is recognised as a potential occupational hazard and the wearing of goggles is seen as a way of reducing the damage to the eyes from the dust.
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