title: [Corneal thickness mapping with an ultrasound biomicroscope].
abstract: We developed a corneal thickness mapping system with ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). Perpendicular section ultrasonic echo images of cornea within a radius of 2.5 mm from the center of the cornea in normal eyes were digitized and analyzed with a computer. Pachymetric maps were then represented by a color scale. Individual corneal thickness mapping will be necessary in refractive surgery and helpful in understanding pathologic states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Emi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography