title: Ultrasound biomicroscopy in pars planitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the diagnosis of pars planitis on the basis of ultrasound biomicroscopy images.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Humphrey ultrasound biomicroscope was used for examination of the right eye of a 17-year-old boy, referred to our clinic because of blurred vision. The lens showed a posterior subcapsular cataract precluding fundus visualization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ultrasound biomicroscopy showed a homogeneous mass of medium reflectivity over the pars plana. Lensectomy and vitrectomy confirmed the diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This brief case report points out the utility of ultrasound biomicroscopy in diagnosing pars planitis in cases of media opacities.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Oftalmologicas Castroviejo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia-Feijoo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martin-Carbajo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Benitez del Castillo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia-Sanchez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002386:Cataract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D015868:Pars Planitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014821:Vitrectomy