Background: It has been estimated that 67 million people worldwide are affected with a primary glaucoma and that one-third have primary angle closure glaucoma. We aimed to determine the biometric differences between the eyes of patients with acute attack of primary angle closure and their non-involved fellow eyes. Methods: Twenty eight patients with acute attack of primary angle closure were re...

purpose: to evaluate the visual outcomes of lasik in myopic eyes. methods: this interventional case series was performed on records of 345 eyes of 179 patients for correcting myopia with astigmatism < 3.00 diopter (d). all patients were operated by one surgeon (h.n.) with the nidek ec 5000 excimer laser. all patients had at least one year follow up. based on preoperative refraction, patients we...

Background: Cystoid Macular Edema (CME) is one of the most common and sight threatening complications of uveitis. Intravitreal injection of corticosteroids and anti-VEGF antibody are two routine options for treatment. Objective: To compare the effects of intravitreal injections of Bevacizumab and Triamcinolone Acetonide for the treatment of persistent macular edema in non-infectious uveitis. Me...

Background: The therapeutic administration of 131I for thyroid remnant ablation and for metastases comes up with some adverse effects. This study was conducted to investigate whether single high dose radioiodine therapy affects lacrimal gland functions or not. Materials and Methods: Seventy-eight eyes of 39 patients, who were diagnosed as differentiated thyroid carcinoma, were objectively teste...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety profile of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) as an off-label pharmacotherapeutic agent for various ocular conditions. METHODS Retrospective analysis was carried out on 3806 injections of 1761 patients that were administered with intravitreal bevacizumab injection at a tertiary eye care center in India. The injections were administe...

BACKGROUND Outer retinal tubulations (ORTs) are branching tubular structures located in the outer nuclear layer of the retina. The goal of this study is to determine the prevalence of ORTs observed in eyes with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) undergoing treatment with anti-angiogenic intravitreous injection (IVI) with anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) at the Ophthalmology Depart...

Eye care in Hawai'i has changed dramatically since 1778. The ancient Hawaiians lacked any optical aids and had only the most primitive methods of treatment for their visual problems. During the next 200 years, Island residents benefited from a succession of technical innovations and new professional skills, all introduced from abroad: spectacles, optometry, ophthalmology, contact lenses, cornea...

Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are at increased risk of developing exposure keratopathy (EK) due to intubation, sedation, paralysis and metabolic disturbance. The factors lead to reduced venous return from the eyes, impairment of the blink reflex, loss of the tone of the orbicularis oculi muscles and dysfunction of the corneal healing. EK can lead to shortand long-term visual i...