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Abstract

Workers in manufacturing industries are highly exposed to visual hazards which lead to visual dysfunctions or eye injuries while performing their tasks at the workplace. This article aims to describe vision problems, visual hazards and eye occupational safety and health among workers in manufacturing industries in Selangor, Malaysia. A self-administered Visual Profile Questionnaires (VPQ) was distributed to 1522 workers from manufacturing industries aged between 20-60 years during a vision screening program. Vision screening was conducted using Snellen standard visual acuity test at 6 meter following full eye examination by qualified optometrists. A total of 1214 (959 Male, 255, Female) participants with mean aged of 39.33 ± 9.80 years completed the study. Blurred vision (55.4%), reading a small print (38%), visual fatigue or visual strain (36.7%), dry eyes (34.4%) and Itchiness (33.4%) are among the major eye problems. Meanwhile, smoke/dust (55.8%), chemical (30.2%) and eye injuries (20.4%) are the major visual hazards experienced by the workers. More than 72% of workers did not get proper eye tests, not wear eye protection shield and had a poor knowledge on visual hazards while performing their job at the workplace. Regular eye examination, assessment and policy on the eye related occupational safety and health are needed to be established for manufacturing industries to help prevent eye problems and improve employees’ productivity at the workplace.