Objectives: To evaluate the concordance between the intraoperative visual assessment of the tumor bed for completeness of resection following partial nephrectomy and the permanent section analysis of biopsies taken from the tumor bed.
Methods: Patients undergoing partial nephrectomy at 2 university hospitals were prospectively enrolled. R.
The Persian Eye Cohort Study, a population-based cross-sectional study from 2015 to 2020, examined refractive error prevalence among 48,618 Iranian adults aged 31 to 70. The study encompassed six centers in Iran, employing random cluster sampling for demographic, medical, and socioeconomic data collection through interviews. Ophthalmic exams included visual acuity, automated and manual objective refraction, subjective refraction, slit lamp, and fundus examinations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine the prevalence of visually significant uncorrected refractive error (URE) in Rafsanjan and investigate the related factors. URE is the leading cause of visual impairment (VI) which causes the second-highest number of years lived with disability. The URE is a preventable health problem.
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