Observation of Physiological Change in the Human Ciliary Body Using an Ultrasound biomicroscope During Accommodation.

Accession number;99A0460690
Title;Observation of Physiological Change in the Human Ciliary Body Using an Ultrasound biomicroscope During Accommodation.
Author; KANO KIYOSHI (Osaka Koseinenkin Hosp.) KUWAYAMA YASUAKI (Osaka Koseinenkin Hosp.) MIZOUE SHIRO (Osaka Koseinenkin Hosp.) HASHITANI TADANORI (Osaka Koseinenkin Hosp.) SASAMOTO YOKO (Osaka Koseinenkin Hosp.) HORIMOTO KOJI (Osaka Koseinenkin Hosp.) OKAMOTO HITOSHI (Osaka Univ., Med. Sch.)
Journal Title;Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society
Journal Code:Z0666A
ISSN:0029-0203
VOL.103;NO.4;PAGE.297-300(1999)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.6, TBL.3, REF.5
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Purpose: To evaluate changes in the ciliary body during accommodation using an ultrasound biomicroscope(UBM). Subjects and Methods: Eleven healthy persons, aged from 24 to 33 years, served as subjects. They were asked to lie in the supine position and to fixate a target placed on the ceiling 2m above with the left eye. A concave lens with the power of -6 to -8 diopters was then placed before the fixating left eye. The thickness of the ciliary body in the right eye was measured by UBM in the nonaccommodative and accommodative states. Findings: The anterior chamber in the right eye became significantly shallow during accommodation. The thickness of the ciliary body significantly increased during accommodation at 0.5mm and 1.0mm posterior to the scleral spur. It significantly decreased at 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3.0mm posterior to the scleral spur. Conclusion: During induced accommodation in the left eye, the anterior portion of the ciliary body in the right eye increased and the posterior portion decreased in thickness. The findings imply that the circular ciliary muscles are mainly involved in accommodation and not the longitudinal muscles. (author abst.)
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