title: Anterior segment imaging: ultrasound biomicroscopy.
abstract: Ultrasound biomicroscopy technology has become an indispensable tool in qualitative and quantitative assessment of the anterior segment. Advances in soft-ware design and algorithms will improve theoretical understanding of the pathophysiology of anterior segment disorders. Future applications of quantitative techniques will yield important information regarding mechanisms of angle closure, improving understanding of the dynamic functions of the iris,accommodation, presbyopia, and other aspects of anterior segment physiology and pathophysiology.
authors.affiliation: UPMC Eye Center and Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, The Eye and Ear Institute, Suite 816, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. ishikawah@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Joel S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Schuman
mesh_terms: D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards