Becker's sign

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Becker's sign, or Becker's phenomenon, is the presence of visible (through an ophthalmoscope) pulsation of retinal arteries, found in patients with aortic insufficiency or Graves' disease.{{cite journal |last1=Shako |first1=D |last2=Kawasaki |first2=T |title=Becker's sign and many other eponyms in aortic regurgitation. |journal=European Heart Journal: Case Reports |date=November 2021 |volume=5 |issue=11 |pages=ytab421 |doi=10.1093/ehjcr/ytab421 |pmid=34816085 |pmc=8603222 }}{{cite book |last1=Basu |first1=Ishita |last2=Perry |first2=Michael |editor1-last=Perry |editor1-first=Michael |title=Diseases and Injuries to the Head, Face and Neck: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management |date=2021 |publisher=Springer |location=Switzerland |isbn=978-3-030-53098-3 |page=109 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qKQeEAAAQBAJ&dq=Becker's+sign+graves+aortic&pg=PA109 |language=en |chapter=2. Initial assessment of the "Head and Neck" patient}}

The sign was named after Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker.{{cite web |title=Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker |url=http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/827.html |website=www.whonamedit.com |access-date=21 May 2023}}