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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2022

Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Measurements of the Normal Thickness for the Ciliary Body and the Iris in a Middle East Population.

Yacoub A Yousef, Mona Mohammad, Ibrahim AlNawaiseh, Reem AlJabari, Mario Damiano Toro, Almutez Gharaibeh, Robert Rejdak, Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Sandrine Zweifel, Teresio Avitabile and 2 more

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Yacoub A YousefDepartment of Surgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.
Mona MohammadDepartment of Surgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.
Ibrahim AlNawaisehDepartment of Surgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.
Reem AlJabariDepartment of Surgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.
Mario Damiano ToroFaculty of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7152-2613
Almutez GharaibehSchool of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Robert RejdakDepartment of General Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Katarzyna NowomiejskaDepartment of General Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Sandrine ZweifelDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Teresio AvitabileDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Magdalena RejdakDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Rashed NazzalFaculty of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2869-5348
King Hussein Cancer Center · JOMedical University of Lublin · PLUniversity of Catania · ITUniversity of Zurich · CHCardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw · PLUniversity of Jordan · JO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCiliary body (CB) and iris thicknesses may change with certain eye diseases as well as between different populations. Here, we report Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Measurements (UBM) of the normal thickness for the CB and the iris from a homogenous population in the Middle East. PATIENTS AND

methodsSonomed 35-MHz (SONOMED, INC. New York, USA) images were obtained at 4 radial meridians, and the thickness was measured at 3 locations along the radial length of the iris and at the thickest part of the CB. Parameters included mean thickness, median thickness, range, and standard deviation.

resultsOf 46 adult patients, 83 normal eyes were included in this analysis. The overall mean, median iris thicknesses at the iris root, midway along the radial length of the iris, and at the juxtapupillary margin in mm were 0.42, 0.41 ± 0.08, 0.52, 0.51± 0.08, and 0.72, 0.71± 0.1, respectively. The overall mean, median thicknesses of the CB and CB + ciliary processes in mm were 0.72, 0.71 ± 0.1, and 1.42, 1.37 ± 0.2 respectively. Gender, age, side, and height had no impact on iris and/or CB thickness (p>0.05). However, the iris thickness was significantly thicker in the superior quadrant than inferiorly, and in the nasal quadrant than the temporal quadrant (p=0.04), and the CB thickness and the CB + ciliary processes thickness were significantly thicker in the superior quadrant than inferiorly (P = 0.04 and 0.02 consecutively).

conclusionWe measured in this study the normal thickness of the CB and the iris in normal eyes from homogenous population in the Middle East using ultrasound biomicroscopy. Our findings are essential for the ophthalmic community worldwide and in the Middle East region and can be used as a normative thickness data for the iris and CB in healthy eyes.

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