this is a descriptive survey to define the incidence of co-existing disease in patients undergoing eye surgery before   anesthesia in hospitals of the ministry of health and education in 1993.   in this survey 2000 patients ' records have been studied who were admitted 10 the hospitals. collecting of data   was done by checklist that contained questions about the condition of the heart and...

purpose: to investigate tear function in acne vulgaris patients who were treated with isotretinoin (accutane). methods: in this prospective clinical study, patients who were scheduled for isotretinoin (accutane) therapy for two months underwent complete eye examination.the best corrected visual acuity measurement, careful slit lamp examination of anterior segment, evaluation of break-up-time an...

purpose: to determine the indications for penetrating keratoplasty (pk) in iran over an 11-year period. methods: all eye bank records of patients who underwent pk from 1994 to 2004 at ophthalmologic centers throughout iran were reviewed. results: during this 11-year period, a total of 19,668 cases were operated. the most common indication for penetrating keratoplasty was keratoconus (34.5%), fo...

in ordere to determine the prognosis of perforating eye injuries caused hy bb guns in our patients, the visual and anatomic results of 14 patients with gun injuries seen between september 1996 and february 1998 in farafti hospital and private office in tehran were reviewed. five patients liad nonn erf orating eye injuries. all perforated eyes underwent scleral buckling, tenseclomy, vitrectomy a...

background and objectives:purtscher's retinopathy occurs with sudden loss of vision. in this article, a case of post-partumpurtscher's-like retinopathy was investigated. case report:the patient was an 18-year-old woman who presented with severe bilateral loss of vision, three days after childbirth. no systemic abnormalities were observed except preeclampsia. the results of ophthalmosc...

the author conducted 1-year study investigating the causation and management of eye trauma at farabi eye' center. all patients sustaining eye injuries who were evaluated by ophthalmology service over one year interval were included.. a formal questionnaire was completed with details of the injuiy being obtained. an ophthalmologic examination was performed on each patient, and examination f...

introduction: the purpose of our study was to evaluate the frequency of behavioral problem in pre school-aged children with visual problem. methods: in this expost facto study, which was selected via convenient sampling , 143 children ranging in age from 3-6 years that refer to optometry clinic for routine eye examination were evaluated . after complete ocular exams including evaluation of visu...

purpose : to investigate tear film status after phacoemulsification surgery with temporal and supratemporal clear corneal incision in a cohort of patients with senile cataract methods : we enrolled sixty eight eyes of 68 patients with senile cataract requiring phacoemulsification in a prospective, cohort study. all patients undergone basic tear secretion test (btst), tear meniscus height (tmh),...

an 8-year-old female japanese spitz dog was reffered to shiraz university veterinary clinic, with signof anisocoria. clinical examinations revealed mydriasis in the right eye. ocular examination revealed adilated and unresponsive right pupil to focal illumination. by testing with topical 2% pilocarpine, thetentative diagnosis was parasympathetic denervation of the right iris sphincter muscle—pu...