Abnormalities accompanying some congenital eye diseases.

Obesity and Eye Diseases

Background: Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease that has become an epidemic today.  Objective: Although the effects of obesity on the body have been well studied, less is known about obesity and eye health. Methods The present article is a review study. The search was performed using keywords of obesity and eye diseases in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science databases from 2000 to 2021.  Resul...

Congenital urogenital abnormalities in children with congenital hypothyroidism

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH), as one of the most common congenital endocrine disorders, may be significantly associated with congenital malformations. This study investigates urogenital abnormalities in children with primary CH (PCH). Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 200 children aged three months to 1 year, referred to Amir-Kabir Hospital, Arak, Iran. One hund...

Congenital Abnormalities

Corticotherapy in Eye Diseases and Its Complications

Corticosteroids are being rn;;ed in different ophthalmic disorder as anti-inflamatory agent.  A.C.T.H. stimulated the supra renal glands and causes an increase steroid concentration of the blood. Corticosteroids can be used as anti­inflamatory agent locally ar.d systemically.  The new corticom,teroids like prednison, dex­xametason and prednisolon are more effective ( 5 to 10 times) than the o...

Arthrogryposis accompanying congenital spinal-type muscular atrophy.

Arthrogryposis is a congenital condition in which multiple skeletal deformities of the extremities and spine are caused by fibrosis and contractures of skeletal muscles accompanying a neurogenic atrophy (Brandt, 1947; Kanof, Aronson, and Volk, 1956; Bargeton, Nezelof, Guran, and Job, 1961; Vestermark, 1966) or a primary myopathy (Thamdrup, 1955; Banker, Victor, and Adams, 1957) acquired in uter...