title: Ultrasound biomicroscopy in uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess anterior segment anatomy in uveitis-glaucoma- hyphema syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nine pseudophakic eyes (nine patients) with complete or incomplete uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome underwent ultrasound biomicroscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ultrasound biomicroscopy revealed intraocular lens malposition in each case. Of the eight eyes with posterior chamber intraocular lenses, haptics were in contact with the iris pigment epithelium (four eyes) or the pars plicata (three eyes) or prolapsed into the angle recess near a filtration bleb internal ostium (one eye). All other posterior chamber intraocular lens haptics were located in the ciliary sulcus with the exception of two in the capsular bag. Both haptics in the eye with the anterior chamber intraocular lens had eroded into the ciliary body.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By its ability to detect haptic position, ultrasound biomicroscopy can assist in elucidating the cause of uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome and in deciding on the course of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piette
authors.forename: Oscar A Q
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Canlas
authors.forename: H Viet
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Liebmann
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ritch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013577:Syndrome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014605:Uveitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology