Fetal eye ultrasound: Normal anatomy, abnormal findings, and clinical impact

Karl-Oliver Kagan; Frank Tost; Kai-Sven Heling; Markus Hoopmann; Jiri Sonek; Rabih Chaoui

doi:10.1055/a-2318-5464

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Table of Contents

Ultraschall Med 2024; 45(05): 450-474
DOI: 10.1055/a-2318-5464

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Ultraschall des fetalen Auges: Normale Anatomie, abnorme Befunde und klinische Bedeutung

Article in several languages: English | deutsch

Karl-Oliver Kagan

¹Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen, Germany

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Frank Tost

²Department of Ophthalmology, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany

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Kai-Sven Heling

³Medical practice, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis and Human Genetics, Berlin, Germany

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Markus Hoopmann

¹Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen, Germany

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Jiri Sonek

⁴Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, United States

⁵Fetal Medicine Foundation USA, Dayton, United States

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Rabih Chaoui

⁶Medical Practice, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis and Human Genetics, Berlin, Germany

› Author Affiliations

Abstract

Zusammenfassung

Bislang hat die Ultraschalluntersuchung der fetalen Augen in der Pränataldiagnostik keine große Rolle gespielt. Nationale und internationale Leitlinien beschränken sich im Allgemeinen auf die Dokumentation des Vorhandenseins der Augenhöhlen und der Linsen. In den letzten Jahren ermöglichten jedoch die hochauflösenden Ultraschallgeräte und das zunehmende Wissen in der Pränatalmedizin und Genetik die detaillierte pränatale Untersuchung des fetalen Auges. Dadurch lassen sich viele Augenfehlbildungen bereits vor der Geburt erkennen. Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die sonografische Anatomie des fetalen Auges und dessen vorgeburtliche Entwicklung. Zudem werden folgende Erkrankungen im Detail beleuchtet: Hypertelorismus, Hypotelorismus, Exophthalmie, Mikrophthalmie, Kolobom, Katarakt, persistierender hyperplastischer primärer Glaskörper, Netzhautablösung, Dakryozystozele und septooptische Dysplasie.

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