[Evaluation of 524 cervicoencephalic Doppler studies in ocular pathology].
524 persons showing pathological ocular symptoms (hypertony, transient amaurosis, macular alterations, retinal vascular alterations, pigmentary retinopathy) underwent a cervicoencephalic Doppler test with echotomography. The results confirm the frequency and importance, in many cases, of latent cervicoencephalic degeneration: 12-27% of the subjects had important or very important atheromatous vessels, 25-42% with carotid endarterial plates, 1-10% with carotid stenosis (higher than 80%), 12-24% with alterations of the ophthalmic arteries. Such a noninvasive investigation is a very useful means to explore the hemodynamic and physiological status of the vascular surroundings of the eye and of the central arteries of the retina; it could be a very valuable tool for preventive and curative therapy.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000175:diagnosis; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*
Bilan de 524 examens de Doppler cervico-encéphalique en pathologie oculaire.