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Ultrasound biomicroscopy in glaucoma assessment

Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) is an important tool in the diagnosis, evaluation and follow up of glaucoma patients. Even if we are dealing with a primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) or a primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patient, the mechanism of angle closure can be revealed by performing an UB...

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Autores principales: Potop, Vasile, Coviltir, Valeria, Schmitzer, Speranţa, Dragosloveanu, Christiana Diana Maria, Ionescu, Cătălina Ioana, Burcel, Miruna Gabriela, Corbu, Maria Cristina, Dăscălescu, Dana Margareta Cornelia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Romanian Society of Ophthalmology 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8207866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34179574
http://dx.doi.org/10.22336/rjo.2021.24
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Sumario:Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) is an important tool in the diagnosis, evaluation and follow up of glaucoma patients. Even if we are dealing with a primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) or a primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patient, the mechanism of angle closure can be revealed by performing an UBM. The device can help differentiate between the two types of glaucoma even in patients with opaque corneas when gonioscopy cannot be performed. Knowing the type of glaucoma is vital, especially regarding an individualized treatment, since each patient is unique and needs to be treated accordingly, in order to prevent glaucomatous optic neuropathy and visual field loss. Abbreviations: AC = anterior chamber, ICE = iridocorneal endothelial syndrome, IOP = intraocular pressure, NTG = normal tension glaucoma, PACG = primary angle closure glaucoma, PC = posterior chamber, PEX = pseudoexfoliation syndrome, POAG = primary open angle glaucoma, UBM = ultrasound biomicroscopy