zurdex® (Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) is a biodegradable mplant for the sustained release of intravitreal dexamethaone which has recently been approved as a treatment for acular edema secondary to retinal venous occlusion and n posterior uveitis of non-infectious cause.1 Ozurdex® has lso demonstrated its efficiency in diabetic and pseudophakic acular edema. Before it was placed on the market...

Background & Aims: This study was carried out to determine the leading indications for corneal transplantation in Kerman province. Methods: Medical records of 186 patients underwent corneal transplantation during 3 years (2004-2006) in Shafa Medical Center were evaluated retrospectively. The initial diagnosis and causes of corneal grafting were recorded. Infectious keratitis (Bacterial, Fungal,...

Silicone oil (SO) is a long-term intraocular tamponade used for a variety of retinal disorders. In aphakic eyes with an intact iris, the use of an inferior peripheral iridectomy prevents SO prolapse into the anterior chamber, thereby preventing glaucoma and keratopathy. We have developed a technique for preventing SO from entering the anterior chamber in aphakic eyes with iris loss. The techniq...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the agreement in intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements by Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) and Tono-Pen XL (TXL) with the Goldmann Applanation Tonometer (GAT) and to examine corneal biomechanical properties in aphakic glaucoma patients with a central corneal thickness (CCT) >600 µ. METHODS Thirty-six eyes of aphakic glaucoma patients (group 1) and 40 eyes of normal chil...

purpose: to evaluate the efficacy of riboflavin administration and ultraviolet a (uva) cross-linking on advanced symptomatic bullous keratopathy (bk). methods: 10 patients with symptomatic pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (pbk) were included. slit-lamp examination, visual acuity, foreign body sensation (fbs) and corneal thickness as measured by pentacam, were performed before corneal cross-link...

background: to evaluate the agreement in intraocular pressure (iop) measurements by ocular response analyzer (ora) and tono-pen xl (txl) with the goldmann applanation tonometer (gat) and to examine corneal biomechanical properties in aphakic glaucoma patients with a central corneal thickness (cct) >600 µ. methods: thirty-six eyes of aphakic glaucoma patients (group 1) and 40 eyes of normal chil...

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...

Objective: To compare the mean changes in central corneal thickness (CCT) and corneal endothelial-cell density (CED) after removal of silicon oil (ROSO) using anterior (limbal) versus posterior (pars plana) approach in aphakic patients following successful retinal re attachment surgery. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmolo...

Dear Editor, Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome (HSS) is a rare genetic condition with multiple systemic involvement chiefly affecting the head and face and includes seven basic signs: dyscephalia and bird-like face, proportionate dwarfism, dental anomalies, atrophy of skin (especially on the nose), hypotrichosis, microphthalmia and congenital cataracts [1,2]. The Brown-McLean Syndrome (BMLS) is a cli...

BACKGROUND Aphakic glaucoma is a common complication after congenital cataract extraction, especially in those who have surgery during infancy. This case report describes a case of bilateral pupillary block glaucoma diagnosed with intraoperative ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) after removal of congenital cataract. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case report of a 9-month-old infant with bilatera...