The effect of education based on the health belief model in improving anxiety among mothers of infants with retinopathy of prematurity.

Background: Due to the role of education in improving anxiety and essential skills of mothers for caring for their infants, this study aimed to investigate the effect of education based on the health belief model (HBM) on anxiety among mothers of infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Materials And Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial was performed on 67 mothers with premature infants admitted to the ROP unit of Khatam Al Anbia Eye Hospital in Mashhad, Iran from 2019 to 2020. Participants were randomly allocated to intervention and control groups.

Potential Role of Bilirubin in Preventing Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Background: One of the most common problems in preterm neonates is retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). It has been shown antioxidants may be effective in preventing the development and progression of ROP. Considering the antioxidant properties of bilirubin, we decided to investigate the bilirubin level in neonates with ROP and compare it with healthy neonates.

Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy and Central Retinal Venous Occlusion following Electrical Injury.

Purpose: To report a case of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) following electric shock injury. . A 45-year-old male presented with a significant painless decreased vision in the right eye following an electrical injury of the right hand in his workplace.

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion after Rhinoplasty Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Aim: This study was aimed at reporting a case of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) after rhinoplasty. . Unilateral blindness occurred in a 22-year-old woman after rhinoplasty with a history of transient visual loss due to migraine aura and vasospasm.

Optical coherence tomography angiography analysis of the retina in patients recovered from COVID-19: a case-control study.

Objective: To quantify the density of the macular microvasculature and the area of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in patients recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) analysis.

Methods: In a comparative cross-sectional, observational study, patients recovered from COVID-19 were included in this study. All included subjects exhibited a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction-confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.

Bilateral cytomegalovirus retinitis in a healthy infant.

Purpose: To report a case of bilateral cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in an otherwise healthy infant.

Methods: A four-month-old, healthy, male infant was evaluated for visual inattention.

Results: This full-term infant with a normal birth weight and an uneventful gestational period was referred with symptoms of visual inattention, fever, and agitation one week prior to admission.

A comparative study of the usefulness of color vision, photostress recovery time, and visual evoked potential tests in early detection of ocular toxicity from hydroxychloroquine.

Ocular toxicity from hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is rare, but its potential permanence and severity makes it imperative to employ measures and screening protocols to minimize its occurrence. This study was performed to assess the usefulness of color vision, photo stress recovery time (PSRT), and visual evoked potentials (VEP) in early detection of ocular toxicity of HCQ, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). 86 patients were included in the study and divided into three groups: (1) with history of HCQ use: interventional 1 (Int.

Three-Dimensional OCT Features of Perfluorocarbon Liquid Trapped Under the Fovea.

Two patients with perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) trapped under the fovea after vitreoretinal surgery for repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment were reported. PFCL was used to flatten the retina intraoperatively. Postoperatively, a bubble of PFCL was trapped under the fovea and was removed surgically in both patients.

High seroprotection rate induced by intradermal administration of a recombinant hepatitis B vaccine in young healthy adults: comparison with standard intramuscular vaccination.

Intradermal (ID) vaccination has been proposed as a cost-saving alternative for administration of Hepatitis B (HB) vaccine to implement of mass vaccination of high-risk groups, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, the effectiveness of ID vaccination needs to be evaluated and verified in different ethnic backgrounds. The present study is a randomized trail using a recombinant vaccine (Heberbiovac) to compare immunogenecity and safety of an intradermal low-dose (4 microg) with standard dose (20 microg) of intramuscular (IM) vaccination in healthy Iranian population.