href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/3/e3">
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">This image
shows what can happen to your retina from a sudden increase in venous
pressure. What could cause such a sudden increase?
Jumping straight down, followed by sudden upward
acceleration. The patient initially had 20/400 vision in the
affected eye. After surgery it stabilized at 20/25.
The image, by the way, can be viewed full-size at the
open-access NEJM article:
href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/3/e3">Macular
Hemorrhage from Bungee Jumping.
See for information about other kinds of bungee-jumping injuries.
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