title: [Ophthalmic diaphanoscopy].
abstract: Diaphanoscopy is an almost 150-year-old diagnostic procedure based on the transillumination of the wall of the eyeball. One of the most important fields of application is the detection of tumors, which can be distinguished from the rest of the tissue by their reduced light transmission. Other fields of application include the diagnosis of retinal tears and holes, the detection of foreign bodies in the vitreous body and the control of coagulative measures in the ciliary body. In comparison to other techniques, diaphanoscopy requires only little effort and is very gentle on patients.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt a. M., Deutschland. fkoch1@icloud.com.
authors.forename: F H J
authors.initials: FHJ
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt a. M., Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deuchler
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt a. M., Deutschland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizintechnik und Mechatronik, Hochschule Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heßling
mesh_terms: D003604:Czechoslovakia; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005858:Germany; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D012160:Retina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014172:Transillumination / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Diagnostics; Retina; Transillumination; Tumor; Vitreous body