Individuals who have undergone ophthalmic surgical procedures should allow an appropriate period for wound healing before resuming diving.Factors increasing the risk of post-operative complications:Marine organisms may cause infections when they…
Researchers in Italy are reporting a breakthrough treatment for retinitis pigmentosa with the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Daily hyperbaric oxygen at 2.2 atmospheres of pressure was employed among 24…
Manifestations of oxygen Toxicityeyelid twitching is the most commonly seen manifestation of O2 toxicity and usually is a warning that a full-blown seizure is imminent.blurred visionvisual field constrictionvisual hallucinationstransient one-sided…
Caused by pulmonary barotrauma as the diver ascends, with bubbles getting into the pulmonary venous system and arterial circulation from rupture of alveoli. This can happen in as little as…
Signs and SymptomsNystagmus (flicking of the eyes)double visionblank areas in the visionloss of half the vision in an eyepain in the eye musclesblindnessinability to see close up objectsinflammation of the…
Normally, the eye is protected from barotrauma because the eye is filled with non compressible fluids, the aqueous and vitreous humors. A mask has air filled space that is compressible,…
Contact lens adherence due to salt water with resultant irritation and blurred vision.Corneal swelling due to bubbles under a rigid gas permeable contact lens.Displaced contact lensReaction to commercial mask anti-fog…
Post-operative gas in the eyeDiving should not be allowed early in the post-operative period because of the possibility of gas having been inserted purposefully or inadvertently. Boyle's Law dictates that…