Traffic crash accidents in Tehran, Iran: Its relation with circadian rhythm of sleepiness.

Purpose: Road traffic accidents are one of main problems in Iran. Multiple factors cause traffic accidents and the most important one is sleepiness. This factor, however, is given less attention in our country.

Trends of fatal road traffic injuries in Iran (2004-2011).

Road traffic injuries (RTIs) leading to death need the most essential concern for low, middle and high income societies. Mortality rate due to traffic injuries is considerable in Iran particularly during the last decade along with the industrialization process. The present study considered the trend of traffic injuries leading to death in Iran for a period of seven-years which started from March 2004 to March 2011.

Office-based slit-lamp needle revision with adjunctive mitomycin-C for late failed or encapsulated filtering blebs.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the results of bleb needling in glaucomatous patients with late failed filtering blebs.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective case series of 27 eyes of 27 patients was considered. All patients underwent needle bleb revision with adjuvant mitomycin-C performed at the slit lamp, during an office visit.

Comparison late cutaneous complications between exposure to sulfur mustard and nerve agents.

Background: Iraq used chemical weapons against thousands of Iranian militaries and civilians. This study aimed to compare the chronic cutaneous side effects of exposure to sulfur mustard (SM) with nerve agents (NA).

Methods: The study enrolled 154 SM exposed cases and 175 (NA) exposed cases.