title: Ocular tear film bubble formation after breath-hold diving.
abstract: Bubbles in the ocular tear film have been observed following both dry-chamber, simulated compressed air dives and in-water, recreational compressed air dives. The current paper reports on the formation of tear film bubbles in a breath-hold diver following repeated, extended breath-hold excursions to a maximum depth of -28.5 m. It is believed that this is the first time that ocular tear film bubbles have been reported in breath-hold divers.
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Sheard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005741:Noble Gases; D012119:Respiration; D013666:Tears
chemical_list: D005741:Noble Gases