Comparison of Visual Functions of Two Amazonian Populations: Possible Consequences of Different Mercury Exposure
The present study investigated the visual perimetry and color vision of two Amazonian populations differently exposed to mercury. Ten riverines environmentally exposed to mercury by fish eating and 34 gold-miners occupationally exposed to mercury vapor. The visual perimetry was estimated using the F...
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doaj-2e18abdbc1bf4bba8f42352b59561fbf2020-11-25T02:19:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroscience1662-453X2020-01-011310.3389/fnins.2019.01428422591Comparison of Visual Functions of Two Amazonian Populations: Possible Consequences of Different Mercury ExposureEliza Maria da Costa Brito Lacerda0Givago da Silva Souza1Givago da Silva Souza2Maria Izabel Tentes Cortes3Anderson Raiol Rodrigues4Maria Conceição Nascimento Pinheiro5Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira6Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira7Dora Fix Ventura8Faculdade de Biomedicina, Universidade CEUMA, São Luís, BrazilNúcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilInstituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilFaculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, BrazilNúcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilNúcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilNúcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilInstituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilInstituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilThe present study investigated the visual perimetry and color vision of two Amazonian populations differently exposed to mercury. Ten riverines environmentally exposed to mercury by fish eating and 34 gold-miners occupationally exposed to mercury vapor. The visual perimetry was estimated using the Förster perimeter and the color vision was evaluated using a computerized version of Farnsworth–Munsell test. Riverine and gold-miners’ hair mercury concentrations were quantified. Mercury hair concentration of the riverines was significantly higher than that from gold-miners. Riverines had lower perimetric area than the gold-miners. The errors in the hue ordering test of both Amazonian populations were larger than the controls (non-exposed subjects), but there was no difference between themselves. Riverines had significant multiple association between the visual function and hair mercury concentration, while the gold-miners has no significant association with the exposure. We concluded that the different ways of mercury exposure led to similar visual outcomes, with greater impairment in riverines (organic mercury exposed subjects).https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01428/fullneurotoxicologymercury vapororganic mercuryvisual fieldcolor visionAmazon region |
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Eliza Maria da Costa Brito Lacerda Givago da Silva Souza Givago da Silva Souza Maria Izabel Tentes Cortes Anderson Raiol Rodrigues Maria Conceição Nascimento Pinheiro Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira Dora Fix Ventura Comparison of Visual Functions of Two Amazonian Populations: Possible Consequences of Different Mercury Exposure Frontiers in Neuroscience neurotoxicology mercury vapor organic mercury visual field color vision Amazon region |
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Eliza Maria da Costa Brito Lacerda Givago da Silva Souza Givago da Silva Souza Maria Izabel Tentes Cortes Anderson Raiol Rodrigues Maria Conceição Nascimento Pinheiro Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira Dora Fix Ventura |
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Comparison of Visual Functions of Two Amazonian Populations: Possible Consequences of Different Mercury Exposure |
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Comparison of Visual Functions of Two Amazonian Populations: Possible Consequences of Different Mercury Exposure |
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Comparison of Visual Functions of Two Amazonian Populations: Possible Consequences of Different Mercury Exposure |
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comparison of visual functions of two amazonian populations: possible consequences of different mercury exposure |
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The present study investigated the visual perimetry and color vision of two Amazonian populations differently exposed to mercury. Ten riverines environmentally exposed to mercury by fish eating and 34 gold-miners occupationally exposed to mercury vapor. The visual perimetry was estimated using the Förster perimeter and the color vision was evaluated using a computerized version of Farnsworth–Munsell test. Riverine and gold-miners’ hair mercury concentrations were quantified. Mercury hair concentration of the riverines was significantly higher than that from gold-miners. Riverines had lower perimetric area than the gold-miners. The errors in the hue ordering test of both Amazonian populations were larger than the controls (non-exposed subjects), but there was no difference between themselves. Riverines had significant multiple association between the visual function and hair mercury concentration, while the gold-miners has no significant association with the exposure. We concluded that the different ways of mercury exposure led to similar visual outcomes, with greater impairment in riverines (organic mercury exposed subjects). |
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neurotoxicology mercury vapor organic mercury visual field color vision Amazon region |
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