Open AccessAxial length of the eye in the first three years of life in children with congenital cataract in one or both eyes
Author(s) -
Ivan Marjanović,
Ivan Stefanović,
G. Vlajković
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0802007m
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , ophthalmology , surgery , radiology
Ultrasound has an important role in the diagnostics of the posterior segment of the eye, when clinical examination is not possible. One of problems is congenital cataract. Using ultrasound biometry it is possible to measure the axial length of the eye in all ages and axial growth from the very beginning to its termination.