Subconjunctival mydricaine injections are used in routine practice in patients with uveitis to prevent the formation of permanent posterior synechiae. Mydricaine No 2 (Moorfields Eye Hospital formulation) contains a combination of 6 mg procaine hydrochloride, 1 mg atropine sulphate and 0.12 ml epinephrine solution (1 in 1000). As it is normally injected subconjunctivally, this may prove difficu...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) has become the widely accepted procedure for the treatment of medically refractory chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps. Nasal packing is usually placed after ESS to prevent synechia formation and postoperative bleeding and to support wound healing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of three different nasal packing materials [Vaseline...

background: although esthetic rhinoplasty has many advantages, it might lead to some complications as well. the literature includes scarce and severely controversial studies on these complications, and there is no research on complications of cosmetic closed rhinoplasty. in addition, some complications are not assessed after any rhinoplasty types. besides, there is no investigation on the outco...

Synechiae involving the iris pigment epithelium and the peripheral anterior lens capsule occur in capsular glaucoma. During cataract extraction they may bring about traction on the capsule threatening its rupture. The ultrastructural basis of these adhesions is a bonding of pigment cells to capsular surface by pseudoexfoliative material.

to determine the prevalence of asherman's syndrome in the south of iran and assess the safety and efficacy of hysteroscopic adhesiolysis in restoration of menstrual function and fertility, a prospective study was done from 1997 to 1999. among 2300 couples with infertility referring to the infertility clinic of a shiraz university hospital, 30 patients were proven to have asherman's sy...

AIM To study the technique and utility of virtual bronchoscopy (virtual reality endobronchial simulation, VRES) as a tool to evaluate post-tracheostomy tracheal stenoses and to correlate the findings of virtual and invasive bronchoscopy and to follow-up treated lesions or those currently under treatment that were initially diagnosed with VRES. METHODOLOGY This prospective study comprised nine...

background: controlled ovarian stimulation combined with intra uterine insemination (iui) is a convenient treatment of infertility with a success rate of 11%. the clinical observation and pattern of progesterone secretion in this method is suggestive of luteal phase defect and postulated as an implicating factor of treatment failure. objective: to investigate the efficacy of luteal phase suppor...

background: in this study, we examined the epidemiological aspects of neonatal mortality due to intrauterine infections with regard to regional characteristics. methods: consolidated report of the ministry of health and social development of the republic of kazakhstan on children deceased during their first 28 days of life due to intrauterine infections (p23 – congenital pneumonia, p35-39 – inf...