Ocular Manifestations of Diving and Decompression Sickness

Mohamed El Sayed Mahmoud Raslan;

Abstract


The prevalence of recreational, military, and commercial diving, as well as the medjcal use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, requires that ophthalmologists be familiar with the effects of the hyperbaric environment on the normal and diseased eye.
The essay surveyed The ophthalmology and diving medical

literatures for publications related to the ophthalmic aspects of diving and hyperbaric exposures.
Underwater optics, underwater refractive correction, and

ophthalmic aspects of a fitness-to-dive evaluation are summarized.

The evaluation and management of ocular manifestations of decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism are reviewed and guidelines for diving after ocular surgery are proposed.


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Title Ocular Manifestations of Diving and Decompression Sickness
Other Titles تأثيرات الغطس واعتلال إزالة الضغط على العين
Authors Mohamed El Sayed Mahmoud Raslan
Issue Date 2005

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