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Ultrasound
Biomicroscopy (UBM)
UBM provides high
resolution imaging of the front portion, or anterior segment, of the eye. It
is able to achieve this high resolution, on the order of 50 microns (a micron
is 1/1000 of a millimeter, or 1/2500 of an inch), by the use of high frequency
ultrasound transducers. The procedure is similar to ultrasound procedures
involving the heart (cardiac echography) or the examination of a baby prior to
birth. The ultrasound probe is moved slowly over the surface of the eye, and
images are recorded. Structures which can be seen in the normal eye
include the cornea, anterior chamber, iris, posterior chamber, ciliary body,
sclera, anterior lens capsule, the end of Descemet's membrane (Schwalbe's
line), and the scleral spur. The two forms of glaucoma which have benefited
the most from ultrasound biomicroscopy research are angle-closure glaucoma
and pigment dispersion syndrome.
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Optical
Coherence Tomography (OCT) Optical coherence tomography is a new, noninvasive,
noncontact, imaging technology capable of producing cross-sectional images of the living human retina with extremely high resolution (approximately 15 microns). This exciting new technology has the potential to revolutionize the early detection of glaucoma through it's ability to evaluate the nerve cells damaged in glaucoma. Scanning through the fovea in a normal eye reveals the internal limiting membrane, foveal depression, retinal layers, photoreceptor layer, and retinal pigment epithelium. Of particular clinical importance at the present time is the early and accurate detection and staging of macular holes, often a severe form of vision loss and in the localization of fluid accumulation within the retina, such as can be found in central serous retinopathy or diabetic
maculopathy.
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Image
Use Policy Please feel free to use our images for educational purposes. Our only request is that you cite
The Ocular Imaging Center/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as the source when they are used in lectures or for other informational activities! A list of published research from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary's Ocular Imaging Center is also available.
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Contact
the Ocular Imaging Center If
you have any questions regarding ultrasound biomicroscopy, optical coherence tomography or the Ocular Imaging Center at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, please contact Robert Ritch, M.D. or Jeffrey M. Liebmann, M.D.
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