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Technique

  • Use vascular/linear probe
  • Plenty of ultrasound gel to decrease amount of pressure needed to place on eye

Elevated ICP

  • Measure optic nerve 3mm posterior to the globe, from inner wall to inner wall
  • Normal is <5mm

Globe Rupture

  • Only perform if you can ensure that you do not put pressure on the globe
  • Findings
    • Decrease in size of globe
    • Anterior chamber collapse
    • Vitreous hemorrhage
    • Buckling of the sclera
  • see Globe Rupture

Intraocular Foreign Body

  • Bright, echogenic acoustic profile w/ associated shadowing or reverberation

Retinal Detachment

  • Echogenic undulating membrane in the posterior globe, protruding into the vitreous
  • Evaluate with patient moving eye left/right
  • SN 97-100% and SP 83-100%[1]
Retinal detachment ultrasound

Vitreous Hemorrhage

  • Vitreous filled with multiple large echoes
  • Increasing the gain is helpful for detecting acute hemorrhages
vitreous hemorrhage

See Also

Ultrasound (Main)

External Links

Video

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References

  1. Vrablik, ME, et al. The Diagnostic Accuracy of Bedside Ocular Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015; 65(2):199–203.e1.