Mitral valve prolapse (Barlow's syndrome) and retinal emboli
Seelenfreund, M.H.; Silverstone, B.Z.; Hirsch, I.; Rosenmann, D.
Metabolic Pediatric and Systemic Ophthalmology 11(3): 119-121
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0882-889X PMID: 3205165 Document Number: 321249
Mitral valve prolapse (M.V.P.) is a noninflammatory degeneration of the mitral valve leaflets which results in a billowing of the redundant valve tissue toward the left atrium during the systolic phase. Mitral valve prolapse can be diagnosed by echocardiography or by auscultation where a characteristic mid-systolic click and late systolic murmur can be heard. Ophthalmic complications of MVP include chronic external progressive ophthalmoplegia and an association with keratoconus. In this case we present a case of a young woman who presented with sudden recurrent decrease in vision secondary to retinal arterioli emboli associated with the mitral valve prolapse syndrome.