UBM- Ultrasound Biomicroscopy
It is a technique primarily used for imaging of the anterior segment of the eye with a high frequency probe that allows the visualization of the entire anterior segment with high resolution, even in cases of opacity of the transparent optical means of the eye (cornea and crystalline).
With this equipment, it is possible to make accurate measurements of the structures of the anterior segment, such as the irido-corneal angle, the depth and diameter of the anterior chamber and the iridociliary sulcus angle, which are both important for diagnostic purposes (in narrow-angle glaucoma cases), or for refractive surgery with posterior chamber phakic lens implants (ICL).
It is the only imaging examination to observe and measure abnormal growth or tumors, such as the tumors of the iris and the ciliary body.
