AU - Bhende, Muna
AU - Lekha, T
AU - Vijaya, L
AU - Gopal, Lingam
AU - Sharma, Tarun
AU - Parikh, Sunil
TI - Ultrasound biomiscroscopy in the diagnosis and management of cyclodialysis clefts
PT - ORIG
DP - 1999 Jan 1
TA - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
PG - 19-23
VI - 47
IP - 1
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AB - Purpose: To report the role of Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM) as a tool in the diagnosis and management of cyclodialysis clefts.
Methods: Six eyes of 6 patients with hypotony and suspected or diagnosed cyclodialysis clefts underwent UBM evaluation. Post-treatment UBM was performed in four eyes to assess the effect of the treatment.
Results: Cyclodialysis clefts were accurately diagnosed and delineated in 6 eyes by UBM. Complete closure was documented after treatment in 3 eyes, and a residual cleft in one eye. These findings were compared to gonioscopic findings.
Conclusions: UBM is a safe, accurate and noninvasive diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of cyclodialysis clefts and is of particular use when other conventional methods of diagnosis are inconclusive.