Dr. Sujata Lakhtakia, L10398, Dr. Shashi Jain (Agarwal)
Purpose- Assessment of anterior chamber angle structures in eyes with opaque media using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM).
Methods-Twenty patients (12 cases of traumatic hyphema, 4 cases of corneal opacity and 4 cases of corneal edema) with opaque media enrolled in whom gonioscopy was not possible. UBM images were acquired in normal room light conditions in these subjects.
Results- Amongst traumatic cases, angle structures were normal in 4, distorted in 3 while in 5 cases angle was closed. In cases with corneal opacity, angle structures were within normal limits in 3 while one had angle recession. In 2 corneal edema cases angles were closed which could not be detected by gonioscopy and in 2 cases angles were open.
Conclusion- UBM has proved to be a useful tool in assessing the structures surrounding the posterior chamber which were difficult to examine clinically in opaque media.