Effects of Swimming Pool Water on the Cornea
- 13 May 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 249 (18) , 2507-2508
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1983.03330420053035
Abstract
Eye examinations performed on 50 subjects immediately before and after swimming in a chlorinated pool showed that 34 subjects (68%) saw rainbows and/or halos around lights after swimming, a symptom indicating the presence of corneal edema. Forty-seven subjects (94%) had corneal epithelial erosions in a punctate or linear pattern demonstrated by fluorescein staining on slit-lamp examination. No subject experienced a measurable decrease in visual acuity. (JAMA 1983;249:2507-2508)Keywords
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