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It is widely used to assess the effects of breathing gases in diving and hyperbaric environments.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Identify confounders explaining inconsistent cFFF study results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Four experiments using a manual flicker device in volunteers with healthy eyes: 1. cFFF was measured in 174 recreational divers to examine demographic effects. 2. One male diver was tested daily over 85\u00a0days. 3. In 28 divers, cFFF was measured before and after 5\u00a0min of normobaric oxygen. 4. 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Masks had no effect, but diagonal light reduced cFFF (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>cFFF varied by 13% across divers and 5% in a single diver. Age and observer-light geometry influenced results. Oxygen had minor impact. 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