[New technique of ultrasonic biometry (author's transl)]

A new measuring system for echo return times is described, which renders it possible to measure simultaneously the three axial lengths of the living eye (length of cornea plus anterior chamber, length of the lens and of the vitreous) with ultrasound in real time and to process the data numerically. The repetition rate for the measurements is optimized up to the limit: each transmitted wave is registered. The computer either generates a measuring protocol with statistical data (mean value, standard deviation) or the variation of the three echo return times is displayed graphically. In clinical practice the unit is used routinely for rapid determination of optimal implant lenses, etc.