purpose: to report a case of acute retinal necrosis following herpetic encephalitis. case report: a 25-year-old male presented with pain and visual loss in his left eye. he had herpetic encephalitis 1 month prior to the visual symptoms. ophthalmologic examination and paraclinical evaluation disclosed acute retinal necrosis. conclusion: herpetic encephalitis may be a risk factor for acute retina...

background and aim: children with special needs such as those with hearing loss, visual impairment, mental retardation, and physical-motor disability have special conditions, which may adversely affect their parents’ mental health. given the importance of this issue, the present study aimed to investigate and compare the components of quality of life and psychological well-being in mothers of c...

purpose: to report two cases of oil-drop cataract and the description of this entity. patients and findings: two women (one 46 and the other 56 years-old) presented with gradual visual loss. previous studies including ct scan, mri, vep and erg were normal. with the use of simple diagnostic tests including a multiple pinhole occluder and use of visuscope, a diagnosis of oil-drop cataract was mad...

due to the importance of clinically significant macular edema in diabetic patients, this study is aimed to determine if laser photocoagulation is effective in the treatment of clinically significant diabetic macular edema. in addition, the effects of risk factors arc surveyed* this is an existing data study considering patients with clinically significant diabetic macular edema, treated with ar...