Contents:

One: The Eye.- 1. Intraocular tumours.- Ultrasound in the management of intraocular tumours (with particular reference to their local resection).- Echographic diagnosis of large choroidal melanomas.- Spectrum of manifestations of metastatic malignant melanoma.- An analysis of 30 cases of proven malignant melanoma of the choroid - ultrasonographic and histological findings.- Ultrasonographic characteristics in prediction of cell type in choroidal malignant melanoma.- Echographic pattern evaluation of eyes with choroid melanoma for corneal graft utilization.- A- and B-mode ultrasound biometry in the proton beam irradiation of uveal melanomas.- Echographic modifications of the choroid in its tumours and pseudotumours.- Experimental imitations of the less prominent lesions of the fundus and their echographic analysis.- Echography and Cardio-Green (R) angiography in eight cases of choroidal haemangiomas.- Low reflective choroidal metastatic tumor.- Ultrasonographic aid in the diagnosis of retinoblastoma-suspected cases.- 2. Vitreo-retinal pathology.- Contact ultrasonography in the evaluation of diabetic traction retinal detachment associated with vitreous haemorrhage.- Evaluation of quantitative echography for intraocular membranelike lesions.- Errors in diagnostic ultrasound. A critical review of 68 patients undergoing diagnostic ultrasound before vitrectomy.- Five years of ultrasonographic diagnosis in combined surgery through the pars plana.- Pre-vitrectomy ultrasonic examination of the traumatised eye.- Ultrasonic characteristics of ocular trauma - especially diagnostic application of ophthalmic ultrasonic high-speed electronic scanning display.- M-mode echography pattern study in retinal detachment.- Ultrasonographic pattern of the eyeball operated on for retinal detachment.- Differential diagnosis of disciform lesions using standardized echography.- In-vivo measurements of vitreous and retinal acceleration.- 3. Other intraocular pathology.- Posterior scleritis - the role of ultrasonography in the follow-up of the disease.- Diagnostic ultrasound in massive choroidal haemorrhage.- B-scan ultrasonograms of ciliary body detachment.- Ultrasonic diagnosis of intraocular Cysticercus.- 4. Biometry for lens implantation.- How to obtain maximum measuring accuracies with standardized A-scan.- Biometry in calculating intraocular lens power.- Manual versus electronic measurement of the axial length.- Computerized biometry and lens calculation.- Computerized ocular biometry: a newly developed compact system.- Refraction after intraocular lens implantation: results with a computerized system for ultrasonic biometry and for implant lens power calculation.- Correction of ultrasonic distance measurements for the calculation of the refractive power of intraocular lenses.- Ultrasound velocity in different types of lens opacities.- 5. Clinical biometry.- Ultrasonic biometry in congenital glaucoma - a clinical study.- Ultrasonic biometry in congenital glaucoma.- Ultrasonic biometry of the sagittal growth of eyes in children.- Biometry of the eye during accommodation.- Comparison of axial oculometry by ultrasound and by slit-lamp photometry, a new measuring method.- Influence of biometric parameters on squint surgery.- Ultrasonic study of axial length changes after encircling operation in aphakic eyes.- Biometric evaluation of eyeball volume changes after encircling procedures.- Two: The Orbit.- 1. Orbital tumours.- Real-time imaging of blood vessels within ocular tumors and the orbit.- Ultrasonic imaging of orbital tumors.- Standardized echography in the diagnosis of hemangioendothelioma.- Ultrasonographic and clinical findings in cavernous orbital haemangioma.- 2. Optic nerve and muscles.- Comparative value of ultrasound and CT scanning in orbital optic nerve evaluation.- Echography, VECP and computerized tomography in tumours of the optic nerve.- Myositis of extraocular muscles diagnosed with standardized echography.- 3. Miscellaneous.- B-scan ultrasonography of orbital varices.- Echography in carotid-cavernous fistulas.- The diagnosis of orbital mucoceles and pyoceles with standardized echography.- Echographic patterns of peripheral nerve tumours.- Three: Physics & Techniques.- Ultrasound interaction in the eye.- Performance measurements and quantitative echography.- Acoustic parameters of ocular tissues.- Ultrasound investigation of the carotid vessels.- Ocular tissue characterization by RF-signal analysis: summary of the Bonn/Stuttgart in-vivo study.- Microcomputer aided imaging techniques in ophthalmic B-mode.- Special electrical test generator for quality assurance of ocular biometry and of Doppler equipment.- A simplified water immersion method using a thin film.- Excerpts from addresses: Closing remarks.- Author Index.