While swelling commonly occurs in the corneas of mountain climbers at high altitudes, a new study shows it doesn't appear to affect visibility.
While swelling commonly occurs in the corneas of mountain climbers at high altitudes, a new study shows it doesn't appear to affect visibility.
Lead researcher Dr Martina Monika Bosch, of University Hospital Zurich studied the effects of high-altitude climbing on corneal thickness among 28 healthy volunteers climbing Mount Muztagh Ata in western China.
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The researchers found that in groups with both patterns of ascent, corneal thickness increased with increasing altitude and decreased after descent, and the amount of decrease in blood oxygen levels paralleled this increase.
The group with the shorter acclimatization time experienced a greater increase in corneal thickness.
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Although the exact cause of corneal swelling during ascent remains controversial, the current findings suggest that the body's delivery of oxygen to the aqueous humor-the fluid inside the eyeball, between the cornea and iris-may be more important in corneal oxygen levels than previously thought.
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However, it is likely that ascents to more extreme altitudes-above 8,000 meters or about 26,000 feet-may induce greater damage to the cornea and lead to dangerous visual loss.
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