PURPOSE: To report a case in which observation of increased ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) estimates in both eyes lead to a diagnosis of, and was presumably due to, aortic regurgitation. DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: An incidental finding of high OPA estimates in both eyes lead to a finding of widened arterial pulse pressure and aortic regurgitation. OPA estimates were taken after aortic valve surgery when arterial pulse pressure was normal. RESULTS: OPA estimates were 9 mm Hg in both eyes when arterial pulse pressure was high and 3 mm Hg in each eye when normal. CONCLUSION: Widened arterial pulse pressure may lead to increased OPA.
PURPOSE: To report a case in which observation of increased ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) estimates in both eyes lead to a diagnosis of, and was presumably due to, aortic regurgitation. DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: An incidental finding of high OPA estimates in both eyes lead to a finding of widened arterial pulse pressure and aortic regurgitation. OPA estimates were taken after aortic valve surgery when arterial pulse pressure was normal. RESULTS: OPA estimates were 9 mm Hg in both eyes when arterial pulse pressure was high and 3 mm Hg in each eye when normal. CONCLUSION: Widened arterial pulse pressure may lead to increased OPA.
Authors: Jean B Kassem; Steven E Katz; Ashraf M Mahmoud; Robert H Small; Subha V Raman; Cynthia J Roberts Journal: Indian J Ophthalmol Date: 2015-01 Impact factor: 1.848