title: Mitral valve prolapse (Barlow's syndrome) and retinal emboli.
abstract: Mitral valve prolapse (M.V.P.) is a noninflammatory degeneration of the mitral valve leaflets which results in a billowing of the redundant valve tissue toward the left atrium during the systolic phase. Mitral valve prolapse can be diagnosed by echocardiography or by auscultation where a characteristic mid-systolic click and late systolic murmur can be heard. Ophthalmic complications of MVP include chronic external progressive ophthalmoplegia and an association with keratoconus. In this case we present a case of a young woman who presented with sudden recurrent decrease in vision secondary to retinal arterioli emboli associated with the mitral valve prolapse syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Seelenfreund
authors.forename: B Z
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Silverstone
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosenmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012161:Retinal Artery; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology