Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: BACKGROUND: While the potentially hazardous effects of intraocular perfluorocarbon gases during air travel have been recognized, the equivalent risk of intraocular air tamponade is less known and has, to the best of our knowledge, not been reported yet. CASE PRESENTATION: A 52-year-old white female experienced a complete loss of vision and pain in her left eye during air travel following pars plana vitrectomy with air tamponade. Clinical and multimodal imaging findings only a few hours after emergency landing indicated a transient central retinal artery occlusion due to a significant increase in intraocular pressure during the flight. CONCLUSION: Air travel, even with a relatively small volume of residual air tamponade, can lead to potentially serious complications.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports
Authors: Jessica Emrich, Peter Charbel Issa, Carmen Baumann
Institutions: TUM Klinikum, Technical University of Munich
Language: English
Topic: Retinal and Macular Surgery
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,890
Funder: Technische Universität München
OpenAlex ID: W4406232142