RETINAL ANGIOGRAPHY IN DIVERS

Authors
MURRISON AW PETHYBRIDGE RJ RINTOUL AJ JEFFREY MN SEHMI K BIRD AC
Citation
Aw. Murrison et al., RETINAL ANGIOGRAPHY IN DIVERS, Occupational and environmental medicine, 53(5), 1996, pp. 339-342
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Occupational and environmental medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
13510711
Volume
53
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
339 - 342
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-0711(1996)53:5<339:RAID>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Objective-In the light of previous reports, to examine the possibility that professional diving might cause abnormalities of the retina and choroid. Methods-The retinal fluorescein angiograms of 55 Royal Naval divers and 24 non-diver servicemen were compared. Results-No differenc es were found between divers and non-divers and the prevalence of abno rmalities was not correlated with diving experience. Conclusion-In con trast to previous reports, there seem, at least in naval personnel, to be no ocular consequences of diving.