background mainstay of post-burn reconstruction is release and split skin grafting. pedicle flaps are cumbersome to the patient, require multiple procedures and hospitalization. free flaps are technically demanding and facilities are not universally available. here we evaluated the local perforator flaps for post-burn reconstruction. methods we have used sixteen perforator propellar flaps for p...

the objective of the present study was to compare single segment and double segment intacs rings in the treatment of post-lasik ectasia. in this interventional study, 26 eyes with post-lasik ectasia were assessed. ectasia was defined as progressive myopia regardless of astigmatism, along with topographic evidence of inferior steepening of the cornea after lasik. we excluded those with a history...

road traffic injuries as a man-made calamity impose great burden on poor people and needs to be addressed through social justice and end of poverty. pointing out that around 186,300 children under the age of 18 are killed every year, and much more are injured, urgent need to work on road safety measures will be revealed. although preventing road traffic crashes from occurring should be the main...

in addition to graft clarity, an acceptable refractive error is essential to consider a corneal transplant successful. the most common complication of penetrating keratoplasty (pk) is postkeratoplasty astigmatism which can result in decreased visual acuity, anisometropia, and mono-ocular diplopia. these complications can cause patient dissatisfaction, in spite of a successful transplant. intrao...

purpose: to describe the prophylactic patterns for endophthalmitis after cataract surgery in iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 486 ophthalmologists, members of iranian society of ophthalmology, who participated in the 20th annual meeting of ophthalmology in december 2010, tehran-iran, filled a self-administered questionnaire. a wide range of ophthalmologists, from all around the cou...

10 / research in arabic language and literature: foreign languages faculty research biannual journal (autumn winter 2012-2013) issue 7 the manifestations of post-modernism in the novel barari alhoma by ibrahim nasr-allah ahmad reza saedi * aliyeh jafari zadeh ** abstract the word post-modernism expresses a new era in the history of western civilization, which is known by the feeling of disillus...

background prostate traction is one way to control post-prostatectomy bleeding. the most popular method involves traction with a catheter fixed to the thigh with adhesive bands. however, this method has its own drawbacks. objectives we aimed to simplify this traction procedure and to overcome its disadvantages. patients and methods from 2007 - 2015, a new method was used to control post-prostat...

Abstract Political secularism secures the disestablishment of religion by government. Religions sense an undemocratic power grab, and hence demand secularism. The obvious options for political are few, to either promote populist majoritarianism, and/or control one or another branch in age secularization no less momentous. Berlinerblau’s book Secularism: Basics should be widely read as a clarion...