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An ultrasound echograph was expanded with three electronic counters to measure the time intervals between the echoes of cornea and retina, cornea and anterior lens surface, and between both lens surfaces. The thickness of a cataractous lens, often causing multiple echos, can be measured too. The echogram is photographed together with marks indicating which time intervals are measured, furthermore with the numerical values which are obtained. The equipment has already been applied for more than two years, making oculometry more convenient and reliable.
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Van Marle, G.W.R.B., Gommers, P.A.M. (1981). Digitalized Echo Oculometry. In: Thijssen, J.M., Verbeek, A.M. (eds) Ultrasonography in Ophthalmology. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8659-6_79
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