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Table 1 Compilation of results from the literature for the ultrasound velocity in different ocular tissues

From: Evaluation of ultrasound velocity in enucleated equine aqueous humor, lens and vitreous body

Study

Species

Temp.

c aqueous (m/s)

c vitreous (m/s)

c lens (m/s)

Jansson and Kock [9]

Man

37°C

 

1532 ±0.5

1641 ±1.2

Oksala & Lehtinen [13]

Cattle

22°C

1495

1495

1650

Coleman, Lizzi [21]

Man

 

1532

1532

1641

Görig [10]

Dog

36°C

 

1532 ±0.7

1707 ±19

Görig [10]

Rabbit

36°C

 

1531 ±1.1

1731 ±21

Görig [10]

Pig

36°C

 

1532 ±0.8

1681 ±6.3

Osuobeni and Hamidzada [11]

Camel

20°C

  

1686 ±16

Hamidzada and Osuobeni [27]

Camel

20°C

1499 ±23

1497 ±24

 

Present study

Horse

36°C

1529 ±10

1527 ±16

1654 ±29

Coleman, Lizzi [20]

Man Cataract

37°C

  

1629 ±38