[Corneal thickness mapping with an ultrasound biomicroscope].
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.
Wada
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I
Department of Ophthalmology, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan.
Emi
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K
Ishikawa
H
H
Uji
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Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography