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. 2008 Apr 1;3(2):201-206.
doi: 10.1016/j.cult.2008.04.004.

Ultrasonography of the Anterior Segment

Martin Heur, Bennie H Jeng

Ultrasonography of the Anterior Segment

Martin Heur et al. Ultrasound Clin. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Peter's anomaly. Note abnormal irido-corneal adhesions.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Corneal lesion. Radial scan shows a dome shaped lesion infiltrating deep into the cornea.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Corneal dystrophy. UBM showing highly reflective hyaline granules in the superficial stroma of cornea with granular dystrophy. Reproduced with permission from : Pavlin CJ, Foster FS. Ultrasound Biomicroscopy of the Eye, Springer Verlag, New York 1994.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Tilted PC IOL. Radial scan of the central iris and PC IOL shows a slight tilt off the horizontal axis indicting displacement of the PC IOL (arrow).
Figure 5
Figure 5
Displaced PC IOL. Radial scan of the anterior chamber shows PC IOL displaced temporally with the haptic abutting the peripheral iris (arrow).
Figure 6
Figure 6
Iridodialysis. Radial scan shows complete separation of the iris from the root (arrow).
Figure 7
Figure 7
Cylcodialysis. Goniophotograph showing cleft in the anterior chamber angle (A, arrows). Radial scan shows complete separation of the ciliary body from the scleral spur (B, asterix).
Figure 8
Figure 8
Metallic intraocular foreign body. Radial scan shows an irregularly shaped, highly reflective foreign body in the anterior angle (arrow). Note the shadowing of the intraocular structures beneath the hyperechoic foreign body.
Figure 9
Figure 9
Zonular Injury. Radial scan shows the absence of the zonule normally extending from the ciliary process (arrow) to the lens surface (arrow). (Image courtesy of Charles J. Pavlin MD).
Figure 10
Figure 10
Descemet's membrane detachment. Radial scan shows irregularly thickened cornea with a smooth, highly reflective detachment of Descemet's membrane (arrow).
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