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Can flying cause eye hemorrhage?

One article looking at a series of patients with benign idiopathic haemorrhagic retinopathy, had one case where a patient developed reduced vision and retinal haemorrhages after flying in a pressurized aircraft. The pathology, however, was restricted to one eye.



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