[Ultrasound biomicroscopy in intermediate uveitis].

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the character of intermediate uveitis by ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and determine the potential and usefulness of UBM as a diagnostic procedure in intermediate uveitis.

METHODS

Twenty-one cases (35 eyes) of intermediate uveitis were diagnosed by slit lamp biomicroscopy and indirect binocular ophthalmoscopy with scleral indentation. UBM was performed on 35 eyes of 21 patients with intermediate uveitis in order to determine the configuration of pars, plana peripheral retina and vitreous.

RESULTS

In 31 of 35 eyes, pathological structures such as spotted or membraneous vitreous condensations, vitreoretinal adhesions with traction on the peripheral retina and ciliary body detachment were identified by UBM. In four eyes, no abnormalities were identified by UBM.

CONCLUSION

UBM seems to be a valuable diagnostic technique for the evaluation of patients with intermediate uveitis.