purpose: to study the effects of adding intravitreal bevacizumab (avastin) to conventional laser treatment on regression of retinal neovascularization in threshold rop. methods: intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (1.25 mg) in one eye of each of three newborns with threshold rop was performed in addition to laser treatment. the other eye of each patient was treated with laser alone. changes i...

IHIS very rare condition was first described by Purtscherl in 1910 before the Heidelberg Congress. According to him the fundus change was due to the direct effect of a severe contusion on the head, resulting in a sudden increase of the intracranial pressure, which w.-ourd extend throughl the nerve-head to the retinal laver. Haemorrhaages observed, followed the rupture of the retinal veins, and ...

Introduction: The prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity is expected to increase along with the developing of premature infants’ care and better prognosis of these infants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants. Methods: According to this cross-sectional study, one same ophthalmologist examined the eyes of all the babies at 4 we...

introduction: diabetic retinopathy is one of the most important complications of diabetes and each year it leads to blindness in many diabetics around the world. at present there is no precise information about the prevalence of diabetic patients' retinopathy in iran. this research studied the prevalence of retinopathy and its risk factors in diabetic patients referred to kermanshah diabetes re...

anti malaria agents including chloroquine and hydroxichloroquine are commonly used for rheumatic diseases e.g. systemic erythematous lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. one of the most important systemic side effects of these agents is ocular side effects (chloroquine toxicity retinopathy). regarding to importance of early detection of this toxicity, the patients who take these drugs should be evalu...

OBJECTIVE Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness. To determine whether retinopathy itself or only its severity aggregates in families, we examined the occurrence and severity of diabetic retinopathy in Mexican-American siblings with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Using stereoscopic fundus photography of seven standard fields, we measured retinopathy in 656 type 2 dia...