purpose: to compare the clinical outcomes following deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (dalk) for keratoconic patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (vkc) and without vkc. methods: in this retrospective comparative study, the records for 262 eyes with keratoconus only (group 1) and 28 keratoconic eyes with vkc (group 2) that underwent dalk were complied. the parameters reviewed included the...

Cystoid macular edema (CME), a frequent complication of uveitis, is defined as central retinal thickening caused by accumulation of intra-retinal fluid in the outer plexiform and inner nuclear layers of the retina. Chronic retinal edema can lead to vision loss secondary to photoreceptor impairment and retinal pigment epithelium dysfunction. Patients suffering from CME often complain of decrease...

purpose: to determine the indications for and surgical techniques of corneal transplantation at labbafinejad medical center (lmc) from 2004 to 2007. methods: in this descriptive study, records of 756 patients who had undergone corneal transplantation from october 2004 to october 2007 were reviewed. results: overall, 504 male (64.9%) and 272 female (35.1%) subjects with mean age of 41.29±21.25 (...

purpose: to report a case of bilateral acanthamoeba keratitis with recurrence after keratoplasties case report: here we report a case with bilateral acanthamoeba keratitis who initially responds to medical treatment, after discontinuation of treatment the disease flared up and not responded to medical therapy so superficial keratectomy was done and medical treatment continued and the ulcer impr...