Preface

With recent advances in ultrasonography (US) in general and ophthalmic US in particular, US has become an important clinical tool in all aspects of ophthalmic practice. The clinical applications include biometry for calculating the power of intraocular lens implants used during cataract surgery, management of patients who have vitreoretinal disorders, and differentiation of intraocular tumors. The advent of high-resolution US of the anterior segment (ultrasound biomicroscopy) by Pavlin and colleagues has added new depth of understanding of glaucoma and anterior segment disorders.

The topics in this issue of Ultrasound Clinics have been chosen with particular attention to recent advances and broad applications and cover a wide spectrum of pathologic entities. The pertinent findings in most sections have been illustrated to improve understanding of key concepts.

This issue represents the cumulative effort of 19 contributors from United States and Canada who graciously accepted the invitation to participate. Despite their individual styles and preferences, great editorial care has been taken to follow a uniform layout, to avoid overlap, and to present balanced views. The senior authors and the editors have published extensively and have direct experience with US applications in clinical practice.

We wish to express our sincere gratitude to Vikram Dogra, MD, editorial consultant to Ultrasound Clinics, and to Barton Dudlick, publishing editor for offering us the opportunity to compile this issue.

Arun D. Singh, MD

Department of Ophthalmic Oncology

Cole Eye Institute Cleveland Clinic

9500 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44195, USA

Brandy C. Hayden, BS

Diagnostic Imaging

Cole Eye Institute (i-10)

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

9500 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44195, USA

Charles J. Pavlin, MD

Mt Sinai Hospital, Suite 410

600 University Avenue

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5

E-mail addresses: SinghA@ccf.org (A.D. Singh) haydenb@ccf.org (B.C. Hayden) cpavlin@rogers.com (C.J. Pavlin)

Ultrasound Clin 3 (2008) xi doi:10.1016/j.cult.2008.06.001

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