PURPOSE: To report the use of ultrasound biomicroscopy in the screening of two premature infants with retinopathy of prematurity. METHODS: Observational case reports. A premature infant born at 26 weeks' gestation had bilateral stage II, zone II retinopathy of prematurity at 36 weeks' gestation and was imaged with ultrasound biomicroscopy. A second premature infant born at 25 weeks' gestation developed subthreshold stage III, zone II retinopathy of prematurity in the right eye and was imaged with ultrasound biomicroscopy. RESULTS: In case 1, ultrasound biomicroscopy imaged a ridge present nasally in zone II of the right eye, consistent with stage II retinopathy of prematurity. In case 2, ultrasound biomicroscopy imaged a neovascular frond present nasally in zone II of the right eye, consistent with stage III retinopathy of prematurity. CONCLUSION: Ultrasound biomicroscopy may be useful for screening retinopathy of prematurity, when optical methods fail to visualize the peripheral retina.
PURPOSE: To report the use of ultrasound biomicroscopy in the screening of two premature infants with retinopathy of prematurity. METHODS: Observational case reports. A premature infant born at 26 weeks' gestation had bilateral stage II, zone II retinopathy of prematurity at 36 weeks' gestation and was imaged with ultrasound biomicroscopy. A second premature infant born at 25 weeks' gestation developed subthreshold stage III, zone II retinopathy of prematurity in the right eye and was imaged with ultrasound biomicroscopy. RESULTS: In case 1, ultrasound biomicroscopy imaged a ridge present nasally in zone II of the right eye, consistent with stage II retinopathy of prematurity. In case 2, ultrasound biomicroscopy imaged a neovascular frond present nasally in zone II of the right eye, consistent with stage III retinopathy of prematurity. CONCLUSION: Ultrasound biomicroscopy may be useful for screening retinopathy of prematurity, when optical methods fail to visualize the peripheral retina.
Authors: Danny H Kauffmann Jokl; Ronald H Silverman; Alan D Springer; Helen Towers; Steven Kane; Robert Lopez; Michael F Chiang; Harriet O Lloyd; Irene Barbazetto; Robyn Horowitz; Orit Vidne Journal: J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus Date: 2004 Nov-Dec Impact factor: 1.402
Authors: Danny H Kauffinann Jokl; Ronald H Silverman; Sheri L Nemerofiky; Steven A Kane; Michael F Chiang; Robert Lopez; Grace Lee Journal: J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus Date: 2006 Jan-Feb Impact factor: 1.402
Authors: Ronald H Silverman; Raksha Urs; Danny H-Kauffmann Jokl; Leora Pinto; Osode Coki; Rakesh Sahni; Jason D Horowitz; Steven E Brooks Journal: Transl Vis Sci Technol Date: 2021-02-05 Impact factor: 3.048