Doppler sonographic studies on the ophthalmic and central retinal arteries in the gravid woman.

• DOI: 10.7863/jum.1995.14.9.643
• Publication Date: 2017-01-09T21:53:29Z
• Authors: F MacKenzie; R De Vermette; C Nimrod; D Boisvert; B Jackson
• Keywords: Retinal Artery; Blood Pressure; Gestational Age; Ophthalmic Artery; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Pregnancy; Reference Values; Regional Blood Flow; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed; Humans; Regression Analysis; Female; Intraocular Pressure

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.