Becker's sign
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Becker's sign, or Becker's phenomenon, is the presence of visible pulsation of retinal arteries
found in patients with aortic insufficiency
or Graves' disease
.
The sign was named after Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker
.
Central retinal artery
The central retinal artery branches off the ophthalmic artery, running inferior to the optic nerve within its dural sheath to the eyeball.- Course :...
found in patients with aortic insufficiency
Aortic insufficiency
Aortic insufficiency , also known as aortic regurgitation , is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle....
or Graves' disease
Graves' disease
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease where the thyroid is overactive, producing an excessive amount of thyroid hormones...
.
The sign was named after Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker
Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker
Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker was a German ophthalmologist who was born near Ratzeburg. In 1859 he earned his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna, where he studied under Carl Ferdinand von Arlt...
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