Ultrasound biomicroscopy in a case of anterior hyaloidal fibrovascular proliferation

The authors describe the use of ultrasound biomicroscopy for the diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of anterior hyaloidal fibrovascular proliferati on (AHFVP). Ultrasound biomicroscopy was performed on a 62-year-old man who presented after diabetic vitrectomy with a hyphema, vitreous hemorrhage, a nd hypotony. Images in the temporal and nasal meridians revealed thickened tissue bands extending from the peripheral retina to the ciliary body, and from the pars plicata to the posterior surface of the iris. A ciliary body epithelium detachment was seen in the nasal meridian. Ultrasound biomicrosc opy demonstrated to be a potential tool in the diagnosis and surgical manag ement of AHFVP.