Air Travel and IntraocuIar Gas

J. P. Dieckert; P. S. O'Connor; D. E. Schacklett; T. J. Tredici; H. M. Lambert; J. W. Fanton; J. O. Sipperley; E. R. Rashid

doi:10.1016/S0161-6420(86)33687-X

Air Travel and IntraocuIar Gas

J. P. Dieckert, P. S. O'Connor, D. E. Schacklett, T. J. Tredici, H. M. Lambert, J. W. Fanton, J. O. Sipperley, E. R. Rashid

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Abstract

The safety of air travel for persons with intraocular gas after ocular surgery has been in question since the mid 1970s, when the use of intraocular gases after vitrectomy became widespread. After vitrectomy, air-fluid exchange was performed on six Rhesus monkeys. During simulated air travel in an altitude chamber, intraocular pressure rose an average of 42 mmHg with intraocular air volumes as small as 0.25 cc. Hypotony was observed after return to ground level in all cases. Transient central retinal artery occlusion and pupillary block was observed. Patient safety and comfort is endangered during air travel with very small volumes of intraocular gas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	642-645
Number of pages	4
Journal	Ophthalmology
Volume	93
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0161-6420(86)33687-X
State	Published - 1986
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

air travel
glaucoma
intraocular gas
vitrectomy

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Ophthalmology

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