title: Ultrasound biomicroscopy in a case of anterior hyaloidal fibrovascular proliferation.
abstract: The authors describe the use of ultrasound biomicroscopy for the diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of anterior hyaloidal fibrovascular proliferation (AHFVP). Ultrasound biomicroscopy was performed on a 62-year-old man who presented after diabetic vitrectomy with a hyphema, vitreous hemorrhage, and hypotony. Images in the temporal and nasal meridians revealed thickened tissue bands extending from the peripheral retina to the ciliary body, and from the pars plicata to the posterior surface of the iris. A ciliary body epithelium detachment was seen in the nasal meridian. Ultrasound biomicroscopy demonstrated to be a potential tool in the diagnosis and surgical management of AHFVP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Berinstein
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Garretson
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects