Examen oftalmológico en estudiantes de odontología y su relación con el uso de la lámpara de fotocurado / Ophthalmologic examination in dental school students and its relationship with the use of dental curing light
Se aplicó una encuesta por entrevista acerca de posibles patologías, accidentes y variables relacionadas con daño ocular, entre ellas el uso de la lámpara de fotocurado. Adicional a esta, a cada estudiante se le practicó un electroretinograma, una fotografía de fondo de ojo y un examen oftalmológico completo.
Resultados:
No se encontró una asociación estadísticamente significativa entre el daño ocular y la exposición a la lámpara, pero se observó una tendencia a un mayor porcentaje de estudiantes de noveno semestre que presentaron algún tipo de daño ocular, comparado con los estudiantes de quinto semestre.
We determined the ophthalmic diagnostic of dental students at the University del Valle (Cali, Colombia), andcompared the findings of ophthalmologic evaluation in a group of students previously exposed to the use of the curing light in clinical practice, and other group of students not exposed to it.
Methods:
It was implemented a survey by interview to report possible diseases, accidents and variables related to ocular pathology, including the use of curing lamp. Additional to this, it was performed an electroretinography, a photograph of eye fundus and a complete ophthalmological examination to each student.
Results:
It was not found a statistically significant association between injury and exposure to the lamp, but there was a trend towards a higher percentage of ninthsemester studentswho presented some kind of ocular pathology, compared with students coursing fifth semester.
Conclusion:
It is important to continue promoting and increasing knowledge about biosafetystandards in dental students, dentists, assistants and patients, and give continuity to interdisciplinary work like this, which worked in a complementary manner with ophthalmologists. Further studies are recommended in the same population, after a period longer than two years.(AU)