title: Ultrasound biomicroscopy in the diagnosis and management of intraocular gnathostomiasis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the use of ultrasound biomicroscopy in the identification of an intraocular nematode in a case of suspected nematode-induced uveitis
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  UBM was performed under topical anesthesia in a patient with acute painful uveitis suspected to result from an intraocular nematode. Clinical examination did not reveal the nematode.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over a 6-minute time span, serial UBM examinations revealed the nematode to move from the iris root into the posterior chamber through the zonules. Subsequently, it was seen adhering to the cornea and could be removed surgically, resulting in symptom relief.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  UBM is a useful tool in diagnosis and management of parasitic uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India. mrf@sankaranethralaya.org
authors.forename: Muna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhende
authors.forename: Jyotirmoy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Lingam
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gopal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006039:Gnathostoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids