Comparison of corneal biomechanical properties in healthy thin corneas with matched keratoconus eyes.

Purpose: To compare corneal biomechanical parameters of normal thin corneas with matched keratoconus eyes.

Setting: Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Design: Cross-sectional comparative study.

Acute Hydrops with Total Corneal Edema in a Very Young Child with Keratoconus: The Youngest Age Reported Case.

Purpose: To present the youngest age ever reported for acute corneal hydrops with total corneal edema in a child with advanced bilateral keratoconus.

Methods: Patient presentation in ophthalmic clinic. The patient underwent various clinical tests and examinations including anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and Scheimpflug corneal tomography.

Computer literacy among students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.

Introduction: The need for medical students to be computer literate is vital. With the rapid integration of information technology (IT) in the health care field, equipping students of medical universities withcomputer competencies to effectively use are needed. The purpose of this study was to assess computer literacy (CL) needs of medical sciences students.

Color vision deficiency in Zahedan, Iran: lower than expected.

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of congenital red-green color vision defects in the elementary school students of Zahedan in 2012.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1000 students with a mean (±SD) age of 9.0 (±1.