Christmas Eye: An Unwanted Christmas Gift

Christmas Eye is also known as “Harvester’s keratitis” due to the strong occupational association with summer harvesting activities, and ‘Albury-Wodonga syndrome’ due to the geographical region to which its incidence is limited, from Canberra to the Albury-Wodonga region of north-east Victoria and south-west New South Wales. This combination makes Christmas Eye a festive nightmare for agricultural workers in this region, with pain often impeding the ability to work.