Ocular complications of bungee jumping

Ocular complications of bungee jumping

H Mohammed J Hassan,1–3 Georgios Mariatos,1,2 Theocharis Papanikolaou,4 Akshatha Ranganath,1,2 Hala Hassan51Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley, UK; 2The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham, UK; 3University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; 4North Middlesex University Hos...

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Autores principales: Hassan HM, Mariatos G, Papanikolaou T, Ranganath A, Hassan H
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6da9204e65b84cb599e9aa23fc0adf382021-12-02T04:10:33ZOcular complications of bungee jumping1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/6da9204e65b84cb599e9aa23fc0adf382012-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/ocular-complications-of-bungee-jumping-a11173https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483H Mohammed J Hassan,1–3 Georgios Mariatos,1,2 Theocharis Papanikolaou,4 Akshatha Ranganath,1,2 Hala Hassan51Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley, UK; 2The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham, UK; 3University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; 4North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK; 5Corneal and External Disease Service, Moorefield's Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKAim: In this paper, we will try to highlight the importance of various investigations and their crucial role in identifying whether the defect is structural or functional.Case history: A 24-year-old woman presented with ocular complications after bungee jumping. Subsequently, although all ophthalmic signs resolved, she complained of decreased vision in her left eye.Conclusion: Initial ophthalmic injury was detected by optical coherence tomography scan showing a neurosensory detachment of the fovea. This was not initially detected on slit-lamp examination or fluorescein angiography. On later examination, although the optical coherence tomography scan showed no structural damage, electrodiagnostic tests showed a functional defect at the fovea.Keywords: bungee jumping, optical coherence tomography, OCT, pattern electroretinogram, PERG, ocular complicationsHassan HMMariatos GPapanikolaou TRanganath AHassan HDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2012, Iss default, Pp 1619-1622 (2012)
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Hassan HM
Mariatos G
Papanikolaou T
Ranganath A
Hassan H
Ocular complications of bungee jumping
description H Mohammed J Hassan,1–3 Georgios Mariatos,1,2 Theocharis Papanikolaou,4 Akshatha Ranganath,1,2 Hala Hassan51Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley, UK; 2The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham, UK; 3University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; 4North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK; 5Corneal and External Disease Service, Moorefield's Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKAim: In this paper, we will try to highlight the importance of various investigations and their crucial role in identifying whether the defect is structural or functional.Case history: A 24-year-old woman presented with ocular complications after bungee jumping. Subsequently, although all ophthalmic signs resolved, she complained of decreased vision in her left eye.Conclusion: Initial ophthalmic injury was detected by optical coherence tomography scan showing a neurosensory detachment of the fovea. This was not initially detected on slit-lamp examination or fluorescein angiography. On later examination, although the optical coherence tomography scan showed no structural damage, electrodiagnostic tests showed a functional defect at the fovea.Keywords: bungee jumping, optical coherence tomography, OCT, pattern electroretinogram, PERG, ocular complications
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Mariatos G
Papanikolaou T
Ranganath A
Hassan H
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title Ocular complications of bungee jumping
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