title: Increased ocular pulse amplitude revealing aortic regurgitation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case in which observation of increased ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) estimates in both eyes lead to a diagnosis of, and was presumably due to, aortic regurgitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  An incidental finding of high OPA estimates in both eyes lead to a finding of widened arterial pulse pressure and aortic regurgitation. OPA estimates were taken after aortic valve surgery when arterial pulse pressure was normal.
  
  
  RESULTS
  OPA estimates were 9 mm Hg in both eyes when arterial pulse pressure was high and 3 mm Hg in each eye when normal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Widened arterial pulse pressure may lead to increased OPA.
authors.affiliation: Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital, Fountain Street, Hull HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom. hamishmckee@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hamish D R
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saldaña
authors.forename: Muhammad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ahad
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged