Increased ocular pulse amplitude revealing aortic regurgitation.
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.
McKee
Hamish D R
HD
Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital, Fountain Street, Hull HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom. hamishmckee@hotmail.com
Saldaña
Manuel
M
Ahad
Muhammad A
MA
D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged