Congenital cataract is a leading cause of visual deprivation which can damage the developing visual system of a child; therefore early diagnosis, management and long-term follow-up are essential. It is recommended that all neonates be screened by red reflex examination at birth and suspected cases be referred to ophthalmic centers. Early surgery (<6 weeks of age, based on general neonatal healt...

purpose : to report a patient with urrets-zavalia (u-z) syndrome after penetrating keratoplasty (pkp) in both eyes case report : a 22-year-old woman with keratoconus associated with a central full thickness scar in both eyes underwent pkp in her right eye that was postoperatively associated with a fixed dilated pupil and severe fibrin reaction, posterior synechiae and mild anterior sub capsular...

purpose : to investigate long-term visual outcome and complications after cataract extraction and intraocular lens (iol) implantation in fuchs’ heterochromic iridocyclitis (fhi) methods : in this retrospective study in a private eye clinic in tehran, 25 eyes of 24 patients with fhi who underwent cataract extraction and iol implantation were evaluated based on their visual outcome and intraopera...

This study was performed to compare the incidence of posterior capsular opacity (PCO) and refractive errors between hydrophilic (ACR6D, Corneal) and hydrophobic (MA60BM, AcrySof) acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) over a 3-year follow-up after phacoemulsification surgery. The patients with AcrySof implanted in one eye and Corneal in the other eye were categorized as Group 1 (n=28), while those w...

Purpose: To investigate long-term visual outcome and complications after cataract extraction and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in Fuchs’ heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHI) Methods: In this retrospective study in a private eye clinic in Tehran, 25 eyes of 24 patients with FHI who underwent cataract extraction and IOL implantation were evaluated based on their visual outcome and intraoperati...

PURPOSE To describe the results of a pars plana vitrectomy, combined with phacoemulsification, using a sutureless, superotemporal, clear corneal incision for patients with a macular hole. METHODS This study reviewed the records of 22 patients (22 eyes) who underwent a phacoemulsification with the insertion of an acrylic intraocular lens, using a 3.2 mm superotemporal clear corneal incision an...