Dark as a dungeon - The rise and fall of coal miners' nystagmus
Coal miners' nystagmus was one of the first occupational illnesses ever recognized as being due to a hazardous working environment. It aroused great concern and much controversy in Great Britain in the first half of the 20th century but was not seen in the United States. Miners' nystagmus became a significant financial problem for the British workmen's compensation program, and the British medical literature became a forum for speculation as to the nature of the condition. Although new cases of miners' nystagmus were rare after World War II, the condition continued to be discussed in textbooks through the 1970s, after which it abruptly disappeared without any authoritative summing-up, and thereby hangs a tale.
- OSTI ID:
- 20838231
- Journal Information:
- Archives of Ophthalmology (Chicago), Vol. 124, Issue 11; ISSN 0003-9950
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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