Eye and orbit ultrasound

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Head and eye Echoencephalogram

Echography - eye; Ultrasound - eye

The structures of the eyeball appear normal.

The test may show:

• Bleeding into the clear gel that fills the eyeball between the retina and the lens (vitreous hemorrhage)
• Cancer of cells in the retina (retinoblastoma) or cancer under the retina or other parts of the eye (melanoma)
• Damaged tissue (lesions) in the bony socket that protects the eye (orbit)
• Foreign bodies
• Separation of the retina from the back of the eye (retinal detachment)
• Swelling (inflammation)

Review Date: 01/13/2009
Reviewed By: Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery and Gene Therapeutics Research Instiutte, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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