title: [Doppler ultrasonography of orbital vessels in circulatory disorders of the eye].
abstract: During the past 5 years 412 patients (189 male, 223 female) presenting with vascular disorders were examined with Doppler ultrasonography (DUSG) of the orbital vessels. DUSG was used as a screening method for detecting additional lesions of the carotid system. The 412 patients were divided into 5 groups according to their clinical symptoms: Group I: amaurosis fugax; group II: occlusions of the central retinal artery; group III: venous circulatory disorders of the retina; group IV: AION and optic disk vasculitis; group V: symptoms of chronic ocular ischemia. DUSG disclosed a high percentage of additional carotid lesions in groups I and II. In retinal venous disorders, in idiopathic non-arteritic AION and in optic disk vasculitis DUSG findings usually were negative. In contrast to this, DUSG furnished valuable diagnostic information in arteritic AION, where nearly 50% of DUSG findings were positive. Carotid angiography, echo-flow examination of the carotid system and temporal biopsy were used as reference methods.
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authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bettelheim
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authors.lastname: Fourtis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply*; D012161:Retinal Artery; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012169:Retinal Vein; D012212:Rheology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Doppler-Ultrasonographie (DUSG) der orbitalen Gefässe bei Durchblutungsstörungen des Auges.