Psychometric Properties of the Persian Translation of the 12-Item Utah Photophobia Symptom Impact Scale Questionnaire.

To translate the the Utah Photophobia Symptom Impact Scale-12 questionnaire into Persian and assess the psychometric aspects to check its validity and reliability based on the Rasch modelling method. Translation and cultural adjustment of the English language UPSIS-12 questionnaire to Persian was undertaken. A total of 61 patients with complaints of photophobia participated in evaluating validity and reliability aspects.

Vestibulo ocular reflex in multiple sclerosis patients without any optic neuritis.

Purpose: To investigate vestibulo ocular reflex (VOR) in MS patients without any history of optic neuritis.

Methods: 26 MS patients without any previous history of optic neuritis and 13 age- matched control subjects were included in this study. Their age ranged from 22 to 50 years old.

Comparison of mechanical debridement and trans-epithelial myopic photorefractive keratectomy: A contralateral eye study.

Purpose: To compare clinical outcomes between mechanical debridement photorefractive keratectomy (m-PRK) and trans-epithelial photorefractive keratectomy (t-PRK) in myopic patients.

Methods: Eighty eyes of 40 myopic patients with age between 18 and 55 years were included in this study. In each patient, one eye was randomly assigned for t-PRK, using the Amaris laser's ORK-CAM software and the other eye for m-PRK, using a spatula.