Doppler sonographic studies on the ophthalmic and central retinal arteries in the gravid woman.
The aim of this study was to establish normative data as gestation advances for pulsed Doppler evaluation of both the ophthalmic artery and the central retinal artery. After measuring intraocular pressure and blood pressure, pulsed Doppler ultrasonographic examination was performed on the ophthalmic and central retinal arteries in both eyes of 125 normal pregnant women. Nomograms, with 95% prediction intervals, have been generated for the Doppler indices, reflecting blood flow in both the ophthalmic and the central retinal arteries. The use of this technique in the management of pregnancy induced hypertension can now be better evaluated.
D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012161:Retinal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D018617:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed