comparing the preventive effect of adhesive tape and eye ointment on eye dryness and corneal abrasion in icu patients     sharifi tabar z [1] , shaeri m [2] , nazari r [3] , adib hajbagari m [4] , masoudi alvi n [5]     received: 29 feb , 2012 accepted: 04 jun , 2012     abstract   background & aims : eye complications are common in intensive care units’ patients. different methods are recommen...

introduction: the decline of visual function with increasing age is a significant concern in elderly. despite previous work on prevalence of specific ophthalmic pathologies, there has not been enough valid data about overall eye disorders in tehran yet, and it is poorly defined and not underpinned by strong evidence. the purpose of this study was to investigate the common eye disorders in the e...

human has always been trying to become familiar with different parts of the eye. it seems that in the beginning of his efforts he has become familiar with the functions of the pupil of the eye, using these data, he was able to make the dark room and use the hole to relieve the refractive errors. it can be said that the human in the pre-history and post-history periods had been able to solve his...

gender usually plays a significant role in the works of photographers andcauses men and women to take different photographs. nowadays, photographsand photography have a crucial and pivotal status in societies. the majority of theevents and accidents unfolding in various parts of the world are communicatedto the people via newspapers, magazines, internet and television, and undoubtedly,photograp...

common culture is the basis of exact identification of nations and the manner of their distinctions from others. cultural and social beliefs are inseparable parts of human lives as they always lived with human beings right from their creation. in a way that even today a number of beliefs of civilized people, with regard to a chain of appropriate or inappropriate rites and ceremonies, have roots...

purpose: to compare the value of conventional laboratory methods and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) in the diagnosis of fungal keratitis. methods: this cross sectional study was conducted at khalili hospital, shiraz, iran. samples were taken from thirty-eight patients with findings suspicious for fungal keratitis. corneal scrapings were used for gram, giemsa and koh stains, culture and pcr ana...

purpose: to evaluate the etiologies of excessive blinking in children and teenagers less than 18 years of age in hamedan, iran. methods: this study was performed during 2009-2010 as a cross-sectional study on 50 children and teenagers less than 18 years old who were referred to sheikh-al-reis and farshchian clinics in hamedan for abnormal and excessive blinking. ophthalmic and neurologic examin...

purpose: to evaluate tear film status and refractive conditions during and one month after treatment of acne vulgaris with isotretinoin (accutane). methods: this prospective study was performed on 26 eyes of 13 known cases of acne vulgaris. all cases were referred by a dermatologist and were candidates for low dose isotretinoin (0.5 mg/kg). full anterior and posterior segment examination and ob...

purpose: to report a case of xerophthalmia after bariatric surgery. case report: a 24- year -old man presented to the eye clinic with a 4 -month history of irritable gritty eyes. he complained from night blindness, too. he was being treated for dry eye with artificial tears and ophthalmic ointments during the last month without any significant improvement. his vision was 20/20 unaided in both e...