Ultrasound biomicroscopy in anterior ocular trauma.
OBJECTIVE
The authors investigated the role of ultrasound biomicroscopy after ocular trauma.


METHODS
Ultrasound biomicroscopy was performed in six eyes of six patients at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary after a variety of traumatic ocular injuries.


RESULTS
Eyes with angle recession, iridodialysis, cyclodialysis, hyphema, an intraocular foreign body, scleral laceration, and subluxed crystalline lens were imaged without complication. Ultrasound biomicroscopy aided in the diagnosis when visualization was limited by media opacities or distorted anterior segment anatomy.


CONCLUSIONS
Ultrasound biomicroscopy is a safe and effective adjunctive tool for the clinical assessment and management of ocular trauma, especially when visualization is limited and multiple traumatic injuries are involved.
Berinstein
D M
DM
Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York 10003, USA.
Gentile
R C
RC
Sidoti
P A
PA
Stegman
Z
Z
Tello
C
C
Liebmann
J M
JM
Ritch
R
R
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