Angle-Closure Glaucoma on Long-Haul Flights

IMPORTANCE: Unlike other modes of long-distance travel, long-haul flights delay urgent, specialist medical treatment until the destination is reached or the plane is diverted. Angle-closure glaucoma (ACG) occurring during those flights results in considerable morbidity and may cause permanent visual...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA ophthalmology 2014-12, Vol.132 (12), p.1474-1475
Hauptverfasser:	Turnbull, Andrew M. J, Smith, Michael, Ramchandani, Mahesh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Air Travel Aircraft Female Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - diagnosis Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - etiology Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - physiopathology Humans Intraocular Pressure - physiology Microscopy, Acoustic Middle Aged Risk Factors Visual Acuity - physiology
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