[Three-dimensional echography in the diagnosis of hemophthalmia]

Ultrasound study involving three-dimensional echography was made in 250 patients aged 25 to 70 years who had vitreous body hemorrhage of varying etiology. Three degrees of acoustic hemophthalmia density: 1) low (from 5 to 25 MG); 2) moderate (from 25.1 to 40 MG); 3) high (from 40.1 to 55 MG or higher). According to the extent of a pathological focus, the authors identified total hemophthalmia (from 50 to 100% of the volume of the vitreous body) that is equal to a volume of 2.61 cm3 or more; disseminated hemophthalmia (from 25 to 50% of the volume of the vitreous body) that corresponds to a volume of 1.31 to 2.6 cm3; partial hemophthalmia (up to 25% of the volume of the vitreous body) to a volume of 0.1 to 1.3 cm3. Three-dimensional echography makes it possible to measure the extent of intraocular hemorrhage, its acoustic density, to define criteria for evaluating the severity of intraocular hemorrhage, and to assess the risk of retinal detachment.