scubabdref
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Not quite diving, but this seemed like the likeliest forum. Since I started regularly swimming in a 25m pool a couple months ago, including occasional breathhold swims along the bottom at around 5ft, I've had two instances of sudden-onset visual floaters and flashes, one in each eye, including a minor bleed in one per the ophthalmologist.
I use a high-quality eyes-only goggle, i.e. no opportunity for equalization. The instructions say don't submerge below 2 meters. Considering that I'm a certified diver, am I being a stupid * and the mask is causing squeezes down at 2m which are applying pressure to the eyeball and causing the vitreous to pull on the retina etc. ?
Put another way, are retinal/vitreous problems an endemic issue among diving communities with primitive eyes-only goggles as standard equipment ?
I use a high-quality eyes-only goggle, i.e. no opportunity for equalization. The instructions say don't submerge below 2 meters. Considering that I'm a certified diver, am I being a stupid * and the mask is causing squeezes down at 2m which are applying pressure to the eyeball and causing the vitreous to pull on the retina etc. ?
Put another way, are retinal/vitreous problems an endemic issue among diving communities with primitive eyes-only goggles as standard equipment ?