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Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM)

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Ultrasonic biomicroscopy (UBM) is a diagnostic and treatment device that utilizes 50–100 MHz high-frequency sound waves to produce a very high-resolution image but with relatively less penetration depth of about 4–5 mm. It has multiple applications to evaluate anterior segment structures; cornea, angle, iris and peripheral choroid. This chapter summarized the physics and clinical applications of UBM as a non-topographic corneal imaging.

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    Leila Ghiasian

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Ghiasian, L., Hashemian, S.J. (2021). Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM). In: Mohammadpour, M. (eds) Diagnostics in Ocular Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54863-6_9

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