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Case Reports
. 2004 Dec;88(12):1600-1.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.048371.

Swimming goggles suck

L A Wakely, G Reeves, N Ashraff, A P Wells
Case Reports

Swimming goggles suck

L A Wakely et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Dec.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) (B) Right eye at 4 months postoperatively showing corneal dellen and nasal bleb extension (A) and the adjoining isthmus (B) with arrows at each end. (C) Regression of the right accessory bleb after needling, 5-fluorouracil, and topical steroids. (D) Left eye at 7 months postoperatively with smaller and slightly inflamed nasal accessory bleb. (E) Pressure transducer setup measuring “intragoggle” pressure using AD Instruments Powerlab (www.adinstruments.com) and IOP transducer (gold disc). (F) Transducer recording showing several goggle applications (positive pressure, “a” labels) and the transient negative pressure spikes produced on removing them (“r” labels); In area 1 of the trace, the goggles were overtight and in area 2 they were comfortable.
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