Effect of congenital ptosis on corneal topography and total aberrometry and comparison of these variables between ptotic and normal fellow eyes.

Purpose: To analyze the effect of congenital ptosis on corneal topography and total aberrometry and to compare these variables between ptotic and normal fellow eyes.

Methods: The study included 32 eyes of 16 patients with unilateral congenital blepharoptosis. A Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor was employed to assess Zernike coefficients and root-mean-square.

Efficacy of botulinum toxin in the treatment of intermittent exotropia.

Background: Multiple surgical interventions are burden to patients with intermittent exotropia (IXT) due to a high recurrence rate. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of botulinum toxin injection in the treatment of intermittent exotropia (IXT).

Method: A total of 21 patients with IXT, who had a far deviation of less than 40 prism diopters (PD), were enrolled.

A distinct autosomal recessive ocular anomaly in Chaharborj, Islamic Republic of Iran.

In Chaharborj, a village in north-eastern ofthe Islamic Republic of Iran, a high prevalence of congenital blindness (1.1%) has been reported. The clinical findings have not been fully described.