Review Diving and hyperbaric medicine 2017

Proliferative retinopathy during hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

Tran V, Smart D — Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 2017

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of a 43-year-old male with type 2 diabetes who developed proliferative diabetic retinopathy during hyperbaric oxygen treatment for plantar ulcers.

What They Found

A 43-year-old male with a history of treated proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) developed new pre-retinal hemorrhage in his left eye after five hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT). After 12 additional HBOT sessions, worsening proliferative changes were observed in both eyes, despite his visual acuity remaining 6/9 bilaterally.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings may not be generalizable to all patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

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Study Details

Study Type	Review
Category	Wound Care
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	28868603
Year Published	2017
Journal	Diving and hyperbaric medicine
MeSH Terms	Adult; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetic Foot; Diabetic Retinopathy; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Lens Implantation, Intraocular; Male; Phacoemulsification; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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