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24 Ophthalmic Ultrasound
Table 24.3 Ultrasound ndings in PVD, RD, and CD
Characteristic PVD RD CD Echogenicity and
reectivity
Amplitude of echo
Attachment to the optic nerve head
Mobility Good after-movements Poor after-movements No after-movements Low gain Disappears Persists Persists
Low reective membranous echo with a corresponding low reective A-scan spike
Less than 100% 100% compared to choroid
Complete: Not attached to the optic nerve head Incomplete: Attached to the optic nerve head
High reective membranous echo with a corresponding high A-scan spike
and sclera Attached to the optic nerve
head
High reective membranous echo with a corresponding high reective double or M spike on A-scan
100%
Not attached to the optic nerve head
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Table 24.3 details the differences between
PVD, RD, and CD.
24.4.9 Retinoschisis
Retinoschisis splits the retinal layers into inner and outer ones with cystic spaces in between. It appears as a thin immobile membrane with a con­vex and smooth conguration on ultrasound. It is usually located in the inferotemporal quadrant in patients with hypermetropia. Retinoschisis must be differentiated from RD.Retinoschisis is usu­ally of lower amplitude and thinner than RD [14]. The height of retinoschisis does not decrease on indentation, while the height of RD decreases on indentation.
24.4.10 Retinal Tear
Retinal tears are breaks in the retina secondary to PVD and vitreous traction. Ultrasound has over 90% sensitivity and specicity in detecting small retinal tears [15]. On ultrasound, a retinal tear appears as focal retinal elevations with high reectivity and an adherent vitreous strand with lower reectivity. They do not have good move­ments on kinetic scans. In a low gain setting, only the retinal component will remain visible. A giant retinal tear is a retinal tear that is more than 3-clock hours of the retina. On ultrasound, it appears as two membranes attached to the optic disc; the rst echo is the inverted posterior ap of
the tear, and the second echo is the detached ret­ina [16, 17].
24.4.11 Endophthalmitis/
Panophthalmitis (Fig.24.4)
Endophthalmitis is inammation of the intraocu­lar uids (vitreous/aqueous) secondary to infec­tion after surgery, trauma, etc. Panophthalmitis is purulent inammation of all coats of the eyeball and intraocular structures. On ultrasound, vitre­ous inammation appears as point echoes in the vitreous cavity and mild to moderate reectivity on A-scan. Ultrasound ndings can also include vitreous debris and loculations. There is associ­ated retinochoroidal thickening and associated RD and CD in some cases. Thickening of the scleral coats and collection of uid in the sub­Tenon’s space called the “T sign” is typically seen in panophthalmitis [18].
24.4.12 Vogt-Koyanagi Harada
Syndrome (Fig.24.4)
Vogt-Koyanagi Harada (VKH) syndrome is a bilateral granulomatous panuveitis with associated central nervous system, auditory, and skin involvement. On ultrasound, there are mild to moderately low reective vitreous echoes (Fig.24.4; lower left panel) and no PVD.There is choroidal thickening with low to medium reec­tivity of the choroid (Fig.24.4; lower right panel)
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Fig. 24.4 Top left: Endophthalmitis. The vitreous cavity shows plenty of low reective dot echoes (red arrow) and membranous echoes (yellow arrow) with thickening of the RCS complex. Top right: Panophthalmitis. Multiple vitre- ous cavity echoes with subretinal low reective dot echoes suggest a subretinal abscess (yellow arrow) with a promi-
[7, 19]. Serous RDs can be seen inferiorly or at the posterior pole. Ultrasound is useful in moni­toring response to corticosteroid treatment by evaluating serous RDs and choroidal thickening in eyes with opaque media.
nent hypo-echoic space behind the ocular coat called the T-sign (red arrow). Bottom: VKH.The vitreous shows a moderate number of low reective dot echoes with a mod­erate reective membrane extending from the optic nerve head to the inferior periphery, suggesting retinal detach­ment (right) and diffuse choroidal thickening (left)
24.4.13 Posterior Scleritis
Posterior scleritis is a painful inammation of the sclera posterior to the equator. On ultrasound, there is a thickening of ocular coats, episcleral
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Fig. 24.5 Top row; left: Posterior scleritis. A localized, highly reective membrane echo is noted in posterior pole. Peripapillary choroid and choroid adjacent to retinal detachment are thickened with hypo-echoic space beneath them. Top row; right: RD with cysticercosis. A moder- ately high reective membrane echo with large cystic lesions and intracystic hyper-reective clump echoes is
space uid, enlargement of the optic nerve shadow, and exudative RD.A pathognomic sign is the “T-sign,” i.e., uid accumulation in the sub­Tenon’s space, i.e., between the optic nerve and the sclera, seen as hypo-echo-lucency continuous with the optic nerve head. A recent study has sug­gested a new criterion of scleral thickness of >1.7 mm and a difference of 20% or more in scleral thickness between two eyes of a patient for the diagnosis of posterior scleritis [20].
noted. Bottom row; left: Retinochoroidal coloboma. A retinochoroidal excavation is noted with sharp edges is suggestive of RC coloboma involving the disc and mac­ula. Bottom row; right: Posterior staphyloma. A retino­choroidal excavation with smooth edges in the posterior pole in an eye with increased axial length suggests poste­rior staphyloma
24.4.14 Cysticercosis (Fig.24.5)
Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by
Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of Taenia solium, which affects various parts of the eye.
When present in the posterior segment, it can be seen on ultrasound as a well-dened round to oval echo-lucent cyst with a dense echogenic nodule attached to the inner wall of the cyst is suggestive of scolex and exhibits movements on
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kinetic scanning [21]. Dead cysts cause inam­mation, leading to vitreous dots, membranous echoes, and possible RD.
24.4.15 Choroidal Coloboma (Fig.24.5)
Colobomas occur due to the failure of closure of the embryonic ssure and are typically located in the inferonasal part of the fundus. On ultrasound, there is excavation of varying depths involving the retina, choroid, and/or optic disc [21]. It has a smooth contour or outpouching. The edge is overhanging, sharp, or shelved. The intercalary membrane can be visualized in some cases across the coloboma.
24.4.16 Posterior Staphyloma (Fig.24.5)
Posterior staphyloma is an outpouching of the wall of the eye that has a radius of curvature lesser than the surrounding curvature of the wall of the eye seen in pathological myopia. On ultra­sound, an excavation with smooth edges is noted at the posterior pole in an eye with increased axial length [21].
24.4.17 Phthisis Bulbi
Phthisis bulbi is an end-stage ocular disease related to scarring, inammation, atrophy, and disorganization of the globe and intraocular con­tents. On ultrasound, the eye has a grossly reduced axial length, distorted globe structure, and ocular coat calcication [22].
24.4.18 Trauma
Ocular trauma secondary to blunt or penetrating injuries can damage the eye, with the severity ranging from minor injuries to globe ruptures leading to temporary or permanent impairment of
visual function. Ultrasound of the posterior seg­ment helps assess the internal ocular damage in eyes with opaque media and detect various con­ditions such as dislocated crystalline lens/cata­ract or intraocular lens, PVD and vitreous hemorrhage, retinal tears and RDs, CDs, optic nerve avulsion, scleral rupture, incarcerated wounds, and intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) [21].
24.4.18.1 Dislocated Crystalline Lens/ Intraocular Lens (Fig.24.6)
Crystalline, cataractous, or intraocular lenses can dislocate posteriorly into the vitreous after trauma. On ultrasound, the dislocated lens is seen as a hyper-reective globular shadow in the infe­rior vitreous, and the dislocated intraocular lens has a hyper-reective surface with posterior reverberation echoes [21].
24.4.18.2 Intraocular Foreign Body (IOFB) (Fig.24.6)
Ultrasound is used to localize the position and determine the number, size, and type of IOFB and associated complications such as vitreous hemorrhage and retinal detachment, especially in opaque media. In cases of clear ocular media, documentation of IOFB by ultrasound is impor­tant for medicolegal reasons. On ultrasound, IOFBs appear hyperechoic, bright, and acousti­cally opaque lesions with acoustic shadowing of ocular or orbital structures with a corresponding 100% reective echo on the A-scan (Fig. 24.6 top right). IOFBs persist in low gain settings of 20 to 30 dB [21]. Spherical IOFBs characteristically have reverberations. Metal and stone foreign bodies have higher amplitude echoes than wood and vegetable matter. Glass IOFBs are challeng­ing to locate on ultrasound unless the sound beam strikes perpendicular to the IOFB. Transverse scans can help locate the foreign body, while lon­gitudinal scans are used for better exposure of the IOFB and accurately measure its dimensions. Mobility of the IOFBs can be assessed on kinetic scans, which can help assess if it is freely mobile in the vitreous or adherent to the underlying retina.
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Fig. 24.6 Top left: Posterior dislocated lens. A highly reective biconvex echo is noted inferiorly with back shad­owing (arrow). Top right: Intra ocular foreign body. A high reective linear echo is noted in the mid-vitreous cav­ity (arrow). Bottom left: Globe discontinuity. Vitreous
24.4.18.3 Optic Nerve Head Avulsion
Optic nerve head avulsion is a rare but serious effect of trauma and is described as the separa­tion of optic nerve bers from the globe at the level of the lamina cribrosa. It appears as hypo­lucency posterior to the optic nerve head on ultra­sound. A corresponding A-scan may show marked widening of the nerve, suggesting hem­orrhage and edema within the nerve sheath in addition to optic nerve avulsion [23].
incarceration is seen temporally with suspected disconti­nuity of the ocular coat (arrow). Bottom right: Vitreous incarceration. A variable reective membrane echo is noted with good after-movement converging towards the ocular coats (arrow), causing possible incarceration
24.4.18.4 Scleral Rupture (Fig.24.6)
Scleral rupture can be difficult to detect clini­cally. On ultrasound, the rupture site appears as an area with decreased reflectivity, i.e., hypoechogenic with an irregular contour. Indirect signs include vitreous incarceration with VH and PVD, episcleral hemorrhage close to the rupture site, retinal tractional bands that converge at the site of rupture, RD, and CD [21].
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Fig. 24.7 Left: Retinoblastoma. The vitreous cavity shows an irregular hyperechoic mass with areas of high internal reectivity, suggesting intralesional calcication. Middle: Choroidal melanoma. A homogenous mass lesion
24.4.19 Tumors
24.4.19.1 Retinoblastoma (Fig.24.7)
Retinoblastoma is a rare childhood cancer of the retina arising due to biallelic mutations of the cone photoreceptor precursor. Worldwide, 8000 new cases are reported yearly, with most children presenting with the condition before 5years of age. The hallmark of retinoblastoma is the pres­ence of calcium. When calcium is present in large quantities, the mass has high internal reectivity and causes intense back shadowing masking the structures behind it, like the choroid, sclera, and optic nerve, especially if the tumor is close to the optic nerve. Non-calcied tumors express low to medium reectivity. If calcium is present in very less quantities, like specks, they are represented as tiny point areas of high internal reectivity within areas of medium internal reectivity [21]. The surface can vary from dome to irregular con­guration. There can be associated exudative RD.Diffuse inltrating retinoblastoma can pres­ent as a small elevation from the retina or irregu­lar retinal thickening with no calcication.
with moderate surface and internal reectivity with associ­ated localized retinal detachment. Right: Small choroidal hemangioma. A small mass lesion with a highly reective surface echo and moderate reective internal echo
is commonly dome-shaped and, less commonly, can be collar button- or mushroom-shaped. Lobulated types and those with irregular surface contours have also been described. The tumor consistency is often solid, uniformly homoge­nous, with low to medium internal reectivity except in areas of hemorrhage due to intervening necrosis. Choroidal excavation may also occur. Acoustic hollowing is secondary to the densely packed cellular nature of the tumor, causing decreased echogenicity at the tumor base com­pared with the adjacent choroid [24, 25]. Attenuation of the sound waves on the A-scan towards the base of the tumor is called angle kappa. Associated exudative RD can extend from the margins and not from the summit of the tumor. The adjoining sclera should be examined for the presence of extra-scleral invasion.
Table 24.4 lists the clinical and ultrasound ndings of other choroidal tumors, such as cho­roidal hemangioma, osteoma, and metastasis.
24.4.20 Pediatric Retinal Disease
24.4.19.2 Choroidal Melanoma (Fig.24.7)
Choroidal melanoma arises from uveal melano­cytes predominantly originating from the choroid located posterior to the equator. On ultrasound, it
24.4.20.1 Retinopathy ofPrematurity (ROP) (Fig.24.8)
ROP is an abnormality of retinal blood vessels that occur in premature infants; when not treated in time, it can progress to RD.Indirect ophthal-
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Table 24.4 Choroidal hemangioma vs. choroidal osteoma vs. choroidal metastasis [26]
Characteristic Choroidal hemangioma Choroidal osteoma Choroidal metastasis Clinical Two types
1. Circumscribed: Red dome-shaped posterior pole choroidal elevation.
2. Diffuse: Tomato ketchup fundus associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome
Ultrasound Circumscribed: Elevated
dome-shaped acoustically solid mass, no choroidal excavation. High surface reectivity and high internal reectivity between 50 and 100% due to vascular channels. Diffuse: Diffuse thickening of choroid extending from the optic nerve head to the equator. Associated exudative RD
Peripapillary yellow-white to orange-red colored benign ossifying at and elevated choroidal lesion
Mature bone causes high reectivity with back shadowing of orbital tissues persisting at low gain, usually located over the posterior pole
Metastatic carcinoma of the choroid. Cream-colored single or multifocal lesions located in the posterior pole with an irregular surface. Choroidal elevations may be mild or moderate
Varying internal reectivity from moderate to high with heterogenous internal structure. Associated exudative RD
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Fig. 24.8 Left: Stage 4 ROP.A highly reective mem- branous echo (arrow) with moderate after-movements extending from the optic nerve head to the periphery in the temporal quadrant, suggestive of temporal falciform
moscopic evaluation or fundus camera-based imaging are the conventional methods of evalua­tion. Ultrasonography is widely used in advanced stages of ROP.In circumstances like non-dilating pupils or the setting of cataracts on a preterm infant, ultrasound can be useful in assessing all
fold. Right: Stage 5 ROP. A moderate reective mem­brane extending from the optic nerve head to the periph­ery suggests total retinal detachment with an open funnel conguration (arrow)
the stages of ROP [27]. The demarcation line in Stage 1 is seen as a shallow ridge. Retinal thick­ening with a ridge is noted in stage 2. Stage 3 is seen as a giant ridge. Stage 4a is seen as an ante­riorly drawn retina towards the lens margin with vitreous condensation. Stage 4b is seen as high
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reective echoes of brovascular tissue pulling up the retina in a concave conguration with macular involvement. Further progression of this stage by cicatricial processes results in complete tractional retinal detachment, which appears as a funnel-shaped, highly reective membrane attached to the optic disc in four different con­gurations, namely, open-open, close-open, open-close, and close-close. A peripheral trough signies areas of the avascular retinal fold. The presence of subretinal echoes, suggestive of lay­ering of subretinal hemorrhage or cholesterol, is considered to be prognostically poor. Axial length measurement is mandatory as reduced axial length can signify poor anatomical outcomes.
24.4.20.2 Coats Disease
Coats disease, the commonest cause of leukoco­ria characterized by an exudative retinal detach­ment, retinal telangiectasia, aneurysms, and exudation known to occur in males is an idio­pathic ocular condition. The classical nding is the subretinal cholesterol appearing as subretinal echoes in ultrasound. Total RD is seen behind the crystalline lens but does not present with shifting uid; less massive detachments are present with shifting uid.
24.4.20.3 Persistence ofFetal Vasculature (PFV)
PFV occurs due to the failure of regression of the hyaloid vasculature in utero. The location of per­sistent vasculature remnants determines the spec­trum of presentation. PFV is of three types: posterior, anterior, and hybrid. In posterior PFV, the hyaloidal stalk connects between the back surface of the lens and the optic nerve head, and on ultrasound, it presents as a variably reecting thin vitreous band extending between the back surface of the lens and the optic nerve head with or without peripapillary tractional RD [28]. Anterior PFV presents with reduced axial length, cataract, prominent, elongated ciliary process, shallow anterior chamber, engorged iris vessels, and retrolental membrane. This presents as irreg­ular thickening behind the posterior capsule, very often unilateral.
24.4.21 Silicon Oil-Filled Eye
(Fig.24.9)
The sound velocity in an eye lled with silicon oil (~987m/s) is much slower than in a normal eye (~1532m/s). Hence, an echogram of a silicon oil-lled eye shows an apparently enlarged eye in
Fig. 24.9 Left: Emulsied silicon oil bubbles. In the vit- reous cavity, a few medium reective mobile dot echoes (arrow) s/o residual emulsied silicon oil bubble. This can be clearly differentiated from asteroid hyalosis (Fig.24.1),
where there is clear space behind it. Right: Silicon oil­lled eye with RD.Apparently, an enlarged globe with a highly reective membrane-like echo was noted inferi­orly, suggesting possible retinal detachment
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Fig. 24.10 Optic nerve head drusen. Localized very highly reective clump echo (arrow) over the optic nerve head (left), persisting even in the low gain (right)
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a supine position [29]. Retinal and choroidal sta­tus cannot be clearly dened, and detecting RD in these eyes is challenging due to high sound attenuation. A prone or sitting position is prefer­able to scan the normal ocular wall. Since the sili­con oil moves towards the retina, in a prone position, the retina is identied with the help of a single spike when the retina is attached; in a detached retina, two spikes will be seen.
24.4.22 Common Optic Nerve Lesions
24.4.22.1 Papilledema
Papilledema is swelling of the optic disc second­ary to increased intracranial pressure (ICP). On ultrasound, the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is used to assess ICP indirectly. Normal ONSD ranges from 2.2 to 5mm. ONSD >5mm is suggestive of ICP [30]. ONSD is measured 3mm behind the posterior scleral surface of the eyeball [31]. The 30° test involves measuring the optic nerve head in primary gaze and when the patient’s gaze is directed 30° laterally. A decrease of the optic nerve head by 10% in the lateral gaze is considered positive and indicates increased subarachnoid uid [31].
24.4.22.2 Optic Disc Cupping
Optic disc cupping occurs in cases of advanced glaucoma or could be physiological. On ultra­sound, it is seen as an excavation of the optic nerve head. It is best visualized on vertical trans­verse and longitudinal scans [32, 33]. A cup-disc ratio of a minimum of 0.5 is required for ultra­sound detection of cupping.
24.4.22.3 Optic Disc Drusen (Fig.24.10)
Optic disc drusen are calcied nodules within the optic nerve head. On ultrasound, drusen are seen as very high reective echoes over the optic nerve head, which persists in low gain[21].
24.5 Conclusion
Ultrasound B-scan is a useful non-invasive tool in multiple posterior segment conditions. Clinical correlation is important while interpreting a B-scan.
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