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Abstract #6838 Published in IGR 4-1
Effect of prostaglandin E1 on ophthalmic artery velocimetry in a pre-eclamptic woman with visual disturbance caused by retinal arterial narrowing
Ohno Y; Kawai M; Arii Y; Mizutania SGynecologic and Obstetric Investigation 2002; 53: 68-70
The authors report the ophthalmic arterial velocimetry and the effect of prostaglandin E1 on that using color Doppler ultrasonography in a 29-year-old pre-eclamptic woman with postpartum weakness of vision due to retinal arterial narrowing. They found a higher pulsatility index and lower mean velocity than that in normal pregnancy. A 30.8% reduction of the ophthalmic artery pulsatility index and 53.9% acceleration of mean velocity were observed 25 minutes after the intravenous administration of prostaglandin E1. Normalization of these values preceded the recovery of vision. These findings suggest a vasodilated effect of prostaglandin E1 on the orbital circulation of a pre-eclamptic woman with weakness of vision due to retinal arterial narrowing.
Dr. Y. Ohno, Department of Obstetrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. yasumasa@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Classification:
11.4 Prostaglandins (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
