Posterior vitreal detachment in decompression illness—case report and discussion

We report a case of a healthy leisure diver presenting with simultaneous unilateral posterior vitreous detachment and decompression illness. The literature is reviewed for both conditions. There are no known publications associating these 2 entities and leads us to propose that nitrogen bubble forma...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2012-05, Vol.30 (4), p.637.e5-637.e6
Main Authors: Dan-Goor, Eric, MB, BS, DCH, Asaria, Riaz, BM, MD, Borthwick, Bill, BSc, Firth, Oliver, MB, BS, BSc, Hughes, Ian, RN, BSc, DIP, HE, Sheather, Darren, LST, Wilson, Simon, LST
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bubbles
Central nervous system
Decompression Sickness - complications
Diving - adverse effects
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Fatigue
Humans
Illnesses
Ischemia
Male
Middle Aged
Nitrogen
Retina
Vitreous Detachment - etiology
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Summary:We report a case of a healthy leisure diver presenting with simultaneous unilateral posterior vitreous detachment and decompression illness. The literature is reviewed for both conditions. There are no known publications associating these 2 entities and leads us to propose that nitrogen bubble formation could have contributed to the etiology of vitreal separation from the retina.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2011.02.010