TY - JOUR T1 - Ultrasound biomicroscopy of acute glaucoma in a patient with metastatic cancer JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 1016 LP - 1016 DO - 10.1136/bjo.81.11.1016b VL - 81 IS - 11 AU - INES M LANZL AU - JAMES J AUGSBURGER AU - AUGUSTO AZUARA AU - MATTHEW R RUNDE AU - COURTLAND M SCHMIDT Y1 - 1997/11/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/81/11/1016.3.abstract N2 - Editor,—Determination of the mechanism of acutely elevated intraocular pressure is extremely difficult if not impossible in the presence of impaired transparency of the anterior ocular segment. Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), a high resolution (50 MHz) ultrasonographic technique, can be helpful in determining the underlying mechanisms in such a case.12 CASE REPORT A 61-year-old man presented with severe pain and profound visual impairment in his right eye. Ophthalmic examination revealed visual acuities of hand movement in the right eye and 20/30 in the left. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was 53 mm Hg in the right eye and 14 mm Hg in the left. Slit lamp biomicroscopy and gonioscopy of the left eye revealed a clear cornea, deep … ER -