Pressure and the eyes?

[RDP]

I made three dives Saturday. (Sorry, I don't have the profiles with me.) They fell within the basic RDP No-Decompression. Sunday morning, I found some blood vessels in the white of one eye had burst. I do not remember any problems equalizing. Is this something that the dive could have caused?

I am having this looked at by a professional today.

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[Diver0001]

I made three dives Saturday. (Sorry, I don't have the profiles with me.) They fell within the basic RDP No-Decompression. Sunday morning, I found some blood vessels in the white of one eye had burst. I do not remember any problems equalizing. Is this something that the dive could have caused?

I am having this looked at by a professional today.

:06:

I had exactly the same thing happen to me on one occasion when my eyes were slightly swollen due to a case of spring hay-fever. Totally painless but it looked like hell.

That said it's good that you're getting a professional to look at it.

R..

 

[RDP]

I forgot to mention that I had LASIK done about six months ago. I don't think it has anything to do with this. I am so happy being able to see without glasses that I am a little paranoid when it comes to my eyes.

 

[RDP]

Just returned from Doctor. Everything is normal. He said anything could have caused it. No worries.

Better to be safe than blind...

 

[Lloyd]

A slight mask sqeeze could have caused it. Some other causes could be: coughing, sneezing, heavy lifting(tanks), constipation, rubbing your eyes or sex. Or any thing that raises the blood presure in your head.
Lloyd

 

[murphdivers286]

Constipation?????

That must have been tough!!!!

 

[Hank49]

I made three dives Saturday. (Sorry, I don't have the profiles with me.) They fell within the basic RDP No-Decompression. Sunday morning, I found some blood vessels in the white of one eye had burst. I do not remember any problems equalizing. Is this something that the dive could have caused? :06:

Descending and not equalizing the pressure inside the mask will cause the burst blood vessels. I did a dive with a newbie friend in Tioman, Malaysia and when we surfaced he looked like something out of a horror movie. The whites of his eyes were totally red. These little Malaysian kids cryed when they saw him. It lasted about 3-5 days if I remember right.

 

[downunderjenn]

yes, equalize your mask

 

[RDP]

A slight mask sqeeze could have caused it. Some other causes could be: coughing, sneezing, heavy lifting(tanks), constipation, rubbing your eyes or sex. Or any thing that raises the blood presure in your head.
Lloyd

Well, I'm married so I can at least rule out sex being the cause. :11:

Didn't realize any problems with equalization.

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[MyDiveLog]

Glad to hear that everything is ok. We see this from time to time when divers don't equalize their mask by exhaling a bit through their nose as they descend, or if their mask is so darn tight that the air has trouble escaping on ascent. The mild version of either case is that the sensitive blood vessels in the eyes rupture, but only slightly. Time elapses before enough blood accumulates to create visible symptoms.