Glaucoma and frequent flying

  • Keith Ong University of Sydney,Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Chatswood Private Hospital
  • Leonard Ong Macquarie University Hospital
  • Lillian Beatrice Armellin Intensive Care Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v16i2.562
Keywords: flying, glaucoma, high altitude, oxygen saturation

Abstract

 To evaluate the possible impact of frequent flying on glaucoma progression.

 

Author Biographies

Keith Ong, University of Sydney,Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Chatswood Private Hospital

University of Sydney - Senior Lecturer

Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Chatswood Private Hospital - Ophthalmic Surgeon

Lillian Beatrice Armellin, Intensive Care Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital

Registrar, Intensive Care Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital

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Published
2018-11-18
How to Cite
Ong, K., Ong, L., & Armellin, L. (2018). Glaucoma and frequent flying. Asian Journal of Ophthalmology, 16(2), 62-63. https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v16i2.562
Issue
Vol 16 No 2 (2018): Asian Journal of Ophthalmology
Section
Brief Reports

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