Aim:

To assess the role of B–scan ocular ultrasound in diagnosing posterior segment pathology in the event of non–visualization of fundus.

Methods:

A Prospective study including220 patients from all age groups with suspected posterior segment pathology and non–visualization of fundus.Patients with open wound of eye were excluded.

Results:

Majority of the patients were in 51–60 years age groupwith male predominance.

Most common finding was vitreousdegeneration(118 patients)followed by, retinal detachment(39 patients), Posterior vitreous detachment(37 patients), vitreous hemorrhage(20 patients), choroidal detachment and foreign body (7 cases each), posterior staphyloma (3 cases), dislocated lens and phthisis bulbi were seen in(5 cases each), optic drusen and intraocular mass (2 cases each).

Conclusion:

Ocular Ultrasound is an easy, non–invasive, non–hazardous, well–tolerated procedureuseful in preoperative evaluation of cataract, assessment of localization and characterization of ocular tumors as well as intraocular foreign bodies in ocular trauma.