In a study of 194 re-operations for retinal detachment in which one-third of the cases were managed without drainage of subretinal fluid, it was found that a number of failures occurred after non-drainage. Analysis of these failures shows that more than half could have been avoided if the correct choice of cases suitable for management without drainage of subretinal fluid had been made. It is f...

China is a multi-ethnic developing country with a low level of natural resources per capita, and a rapid rate of resource depletion. Mineral resources are being over exploited and wastefully excavated. Often the rich deposits are taken and the poor deposits discarded. There are also many other problems concerning freshwater retraction, forest cutting, field irrigation, livestock grazing, and cu...

purpose: to report a case of cystinosis and idiopathic intracranial hypertention associated with duane syndrome type i. case report: a 15 years old girl and a known case of nephrotic cystinosis presented to eye clinic with complaints of lid fissure changes on horizontal gaze and headache since 6 months ago. she was obese and had short stature. she had history of kidney transplantation 6 years a...

Hepatic capsular retraction refers to the loss of the normal convex hepatic contour, with the formation of an area of flattening or concavity. This can result from myriad causes, including intrinsic hepatic conditions such as cirrhosis, biliary obstruction, benign tumours, malignancy and infections, as well as extrahepatic causes such as trauma. This article aims to provide familiarity with thi...

We retrospectively studied 101 consecutive patients with Duane's retraction syndrome. Eighty-five percent were unilaterally affected and 15% were bilaterally affected. More patients had straight eyes in primary position than esotropia or exotropia. On lateral version reflex testing the amount of underaction of the lateral and medial rectus muscles could be determined, and could be used to predi...