Ultrasound biomicroscopic diagnosis of cyclitic membranes

PURPOSE: To evaluate the utility of ultrasound biomicroscopy in imaging cyc litic membranes. METHODS: Patients with hypotony and suspected or known cyclitic membrane un derwent ultrasound biomicroscopic examination. Histopathology of cyclitic m embrane was correlated with ultrasound biomicroscopy in three cases. RESULTS: Six eyes of six patients were enrolled, Mean patient age was 62.2 +/- 18.4 (SD) years. The mean intraocular pressure in the affected eye was 4.3 +/- 3.4 mmHg. Three eyes were pseudophakic and three eyes were aphakic. All eyes had undergone two or more previous intraocular surgeries. Ultraso und biomicroscopy imaged the cyclitic membrane in all six eyes. Histopathol ogy revealed fibroproliferative cyclitic membranes with associated inflamma tory cells. CONCLUSION: Ultrasound biomicroscopy is useful in detecting the presence of those cyclitic membranes that may not be identified on clinical examinatio n. (Am J Ophthalmol 2001;131:446-450. (C) 2001 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved).