Ocular toxocariasis in humans is caused by infection with larvae of species, which are common ascarid roundworms of mammals, kept in close proximity to human. Four cases with a history of contact with dogs and cats and blurred vision and visual impairment over periods of variable duration were examined. We screened patients diagnosed with ocular larva migrans syndrome between March and June 2021 at the Ophthalmology clinics affiliated with Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Assessment is a necessary part of training postgraduate medical residents. The implementation of methods located at the "shows how" level of Miller's pyramid is believed to be more effective than previous conventional tools. In this study, we quantitatively compared electronic and conventional methods in assessing ophthalmology residents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn outbreak of pneumonia, caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), was identified in China in December 2019. This virus expanded worldwide, causing global concern. Although clinical, laboratory, and imaging features of COVID-19 are characterized in some observational studies, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the frequency of these features.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To report five children with posttraumatic orbital subperiosteal hematoma.
Methods: In this study, five cases with posttraumatic orbital subperiosteal hematoma were studied and reviewed along with similar cases in a systematic literature review.
Results: The mean age of our patients was 9.
Corneal keratopigmentation (KTP) has a long history of use in management of patients suffering from disfiguring corneal opacities. Due to progresses and modifications in KTP surgical techniques and its low rate of complications, it is taken into consideration to be used in selected groups of patients for therapeutic or functional indications. In this paper we present an overview on clinical applications of KTP in both cosmetic and functional aspects and also, we discuss the outcomes of KTP and its characteristics in experimental and histopathological studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To compare the outcomes of conventional medical treatment vs combined medical treatment and amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) in the management of patients with Roper-Hall grade IV ocular chemical injury.
Design: Randomized, parallel-controlled clinical trial.
Methods: Setting: Single tertiary referral hospital.
Purpose: To compare the outcomes of the conventional and accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in patients with bilateral progressive keratoconus (KC).
Methods: Fifteen consecutive patients with bilateral progressive KC were enrolled. In each patient, the fellow eyes were randomly assigned to the conventional CXL (3 mW/cm for 30 min) or accelerated CXL (ACXL) (9 mW/cm for 10 min) groups.
Purpose: To determine the effect of retained donor Descemet membrane (DMs) on visual outcomes, contrast sensitivity (CS), higher-order aberrations (HOAs), and central graft thickness after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique.
Methods: In this retrospective comparative study, keratoconic eyes undergoing a DALK using the big-bubble technique were enrolled. A bared DM was achieved in all cases.