ULtrasonographic measurement of the components of ocular refraction in life

The medical applications of ultrasonics

“…Perhaps the most important application of the method is for the localization of the mid-line structures of the brain (Leksell 1956, White 1966, Schiefer et al 1968). Other applications include the examination of the liver (An et al 1962, Schentke andRenger 1966), the measurement of the biparietal diameter of the foetal head (Willocks et al 1964), the differentiation of cystic and solid masses (Ostrum et al 1967, and figure 17), and the measurement of the dimensions of the eye (Sorsby et al 1963, Giglio et al 1968). An interesting but rather specialized application is in the detection of the formation of gas bubbles in tissue during decompression (Walder et al 1968) (ii) The two-dimensional scanned B-scope.…”

Biometric changes in the eyes of Norwegian university students ‐ A three‐year longitudinal study

“…For adult-onset myopia, similar changes were difficult to demonstrate. The eye was thought to have reached adult emmetropic size by the age of 13 years, and further axial elongation was assumed to be a doubtful mechanism behind adult-onset myopia or its progression in adults (Goldschmidt 1968;Larsen 1971;Sorsby et al 1992). Recent reports have, however, shown an axial origin for adult-myopia and suggested that the eye has a potential for resuming growth (McBrien & Millodot 1987;Fledelius 1995;Simensen & Thorud 1994).…”

Tumours of the Fundus Oculi [Abridged]

“…The different techniques for ultrasonic examination of the eye and the orbital soft tissues developed since 1956 by Baum (1958Baum ( , 1964, Oksala (1959) and Sorsby et al (1963) were designed for different purposes. Much of the appearance of conflict between their views is attributable to this and to the variations in the technical performance of the equipment used (Gordon 1964).…”