purpose : to quantitatively evaluate cataract surgeries performed between 2000 and 2005 at farabi eye hospital , tehran university of medical sciences methods : this retrospective study aimed at patients who had cataract and underwent surgery at farabi eye hospital , tehran from 2000 to 2005. one week per season per year was randomly selected after excluding the first two weeks of the persian y...

conclusions although, successful implementation of high reliability organizations is based on knowledge of managers and supervisors, the effectiveness of this model is still in the maturity and readiness phase. results after holding high reliability model training course, 52.2% of respondents expressed obtaining a keen knowledge of high reliability organizations model. compared to knowledge of ...

purpose : a review of posterior capsule opacification (pco) after cataract surgery and some affecting factors methods : a cross-sectional study was designed to study cataract patients who underwent cataract surgery between 2003 and 2006 in farabi eye hospital, tehran, iran. random sampling was done. those with a history of uveitis, intraocular surgery, and eye trauma were excluded from the stud...

Background A high-reliability organization (HRO) is a separate paradigm can indicate medical error reduction and patient safety improvement. Hospitals, as vital organizations in the health care system, can transform to HROs to achieve optimal performance and maximum safety in order to manage unpredicted events efficiently. Therefore, the aim of this research was to determine the knowledge of ma...

1- Department of Medical History, School Persian Medicine, Tehran University Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2- Translational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, , [email protected]

PURPOSE To determine the types and frequency of ocular conditions simulating retinoblastoma (pseudo-retinoblastoma) at Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran. METHODS We reviewed data of patients who were referred with a diagnosis of retinoblastoma to Farabi Eye Hospital oncology clinic, from January 2009 to July 2013. Examination under general anesthesia was performed for all patients. Other inve...

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Department of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran, Education Development Center, Tehran Univers...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of calibration errors in Goldmann applanation tonometers at Farabi Eye Hospital. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed on all tonometers in use at Farabi Eye Hospital. All Haag-Streit Goldmann applanation tonometers were checked according to the manufacturer's method by two independent observers and by a third observer in case of mismatched resul...

PURPOSE To evaluate adverse drug events (ADEs) resulting in emergency department visits in an eye hospital. METHOD Emergency department visits at Farabi Eye Hospital were assessed for a 7-day period. The patients' eye disorders and drug history were evaluated to detect ADEs. RESULTS Of 1631 emergency visits, 5 (0.3%, 95% CI: 0.13-0.71%) were drug related. Tetracaine eye drops accounted for ...