Differences in disability between people with mental handicaps who were resettled in the community and those who remained in hospital.

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Eyes Regulations. 2 The British Standards Institution has also issued specifications for eye protectors.3Despite these, ocular foreign bodies continue to be a problem.The true number of patients who get foreign bodies in their eye while at work is certainly higher than the number presenting to this department as most firms have first aiders who will try to remove such foreign bodies.Compliance with wearing eye protectors is not as high as expected, with people deciding for themselves whether protection is needed in various circumstances.4Many of the patients interviewed also showed little awareness of the potential dangers of ocular foreign bodies.There seems to be scope for improved education of workers dealing with metals and possibly for the provision of individually measured eye protectors.A range of devices for different activities seems to be desirable.