Occupational Lifting Tasks and Retinal Detachment in Non-Myopics and Myopics: Extended Analysis of a Case-control Study
Objectives: Lifting heavy weights involves the Valsalva manoeuvre, which leads to intraocular pressure spikes.We used data from a case-control study to further investigate the hypothesis that occupational lifting is a risk factor for retinal detachment.Methods: The study population included 48 cases (patients operated for letter opener retinal deta