Background: Tolmetin (Tol) is a pyrrole acetic acid derivative that acts as a highly effective topical anti-inflammatory agent. Topical administration of Tol is effective for the management of ocular inflammations.The aim of this study was to formulate and improve a topical ophthalmic delivery system of Tol. Materials and methods: In the present study, ocular inserts of Tol were prepared using ...

Background: Behcet syndrome is a recurrent inflammatory disorder that frequently involves the ocular system. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of ocular involvement in cases of Behcet's disease in Babol, north of Iran. Methods: From April 2003 to December 2009, 100 cases of behcet's disease who were admitted at the Department of Ophthalmology and Internal Medicine of Babo...

Background: Cerebral palsy is a group of non-progressive disorders movement or posture. Visual handicap in Palsy patients can have direct impact on psychosocial status. Refractive errors, strabismus, nystagmus, amblyopia and cortical visual impairment are observed 50 to 90 % with cerebral palsy.
 Objective: To evaluate for CP at Children’s Hospital UTHs.
 Methods: A cross section stud...

PURPOSE To evaluate short-wavelength-sensitive perimetry in the detection of glaucomatous field loss. METHODS The sample consisted of 27 normal subjects, 24 patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), and 27 patients with ocular hypertension (OHT). Blue-on-yellow (B-Y) and standard (W-W) perimetry was undertaken with a modified Humphrey Field Analyzer 640 on one eye of each subject and ...

background: methamphetamine (ma) is a potent psychomotor stimulant with high abuse and addictive potential. ma is a neurotoxic drug which is widely abused by females of childbearing age, raising serious public health concerns in terms of exposure of the fetus to the drug. neurotoxic effects of ma on adult are well known, such as dopaminergic nerve terminal degeneration and cell death in regions...

a study of the relationship between the disorder of glucose metabolism and ischemic heart disease was performed on 122 patients and 100 controls in loghman-dowleh adham’s medical center in tehran. the gtt abnormality was found in only 8% of the control group while for the patients with the heart ischemia the prevalence was 62.3%. prevalence of glucose metabolic disorder among men with acute myo...

A 65–yrs-old man referred for an ocular discomfort and red eye. The clinical diagnosis was leech in the left eye and its species confirmed as being Limnatis nilotica. Ocular leech infestation should be considered in patients with a history of swimming or washing their face in streams and lakes. Attention should also be given to ocular leech infestation in the differential diagnosis of ocular tr...

congenital ocular motor apraxia (COMA), is characterized by the inability to initiate horizontal saccades on command with preserved vertical eye movements and generally preserved smooth ocular pursuit.1,2 Random spontaneous saccades may be seen in some patients with ISID. Although the term ‘congenital ocular motor apraxia’ is commonly used in the medical literature, it is inaccurate because the...

BACKGROUND Extra-pituitary birth defect (EPBD) in children with congenital hypopituitarism is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE The study aims to evaluate the incidence and pattern of EPBD in children with congenital hypopituitarism and to evaluate whether it can serve as a clue to diagnose this condition. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of hospital record of patients of short stature ...