Ophthalmodynamometry reveals retinal embolus.
Suction ophthalmodynamometry made an otherwise invisible retinal embolus appear by attenuating the overlying blood column. Observation of the entire posterior pole while the intraocular pressure is at diastole could enhance our ability to detect retinal emboli.
D000368:Aged; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D009884:Ophthalmodynamometry; D012161:Retinal Artery; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*