photorefractive keratectomy (prk) is a safe and effective surgical keratorefractive technique which is done with the application of mitomycin-c (mmc) in cases of high myopia to prevent the formation of corneal haze this study was conducted to evaluate 3-year visual acuity and quality outcomes of prk-mmc in high myopia. this before-after study was conducted on 20 individuals (40 eyes) with myopi...

Campbell-Orr, H. (I954). Trans. Ophthal. Soc. U.K., 74, 367. Paris v. Stepney Borough Council (I95I). I. All E.R. 42. The answer to the second question is increasingly likely to be 'yes' towards each end of the scale. Loss of binocular visual acuity is a greater loss in a man with poor eyesight because visual acuity falls from a higher level using both eyes to a lower level using one, even thou...

background: ramadan fasting may alter a variety of physiological parameters which by themselves influence ocular system. here, we review the effects of ramadan fasting on the health and function of the eye. materials and methods: literature records in  pubmed/medline, web of science, embase, google scholar, and iran medex databases as well as proceedings of related meetings  from january 1986 t...

purpose: to report two cases of oil-drop cataract and the description of this entity. patients and findings: two women (one 46 and the other 56 years-old) presented with gradual visual loss. previous studies including ct scan, mri, vep and erg were normal. with the use of simple diagnostic tests including a multiple pinhole occluder and use of visuscope, a diagnosis of oil-drop cataract was mad...

Purpose. To characterize the economic and quality of life burden of diabetic macular edema (DME) in Canadian patients. Patients and Methods. 145 patients with DME were followed for 6 months with monthly telephone interviews and medical chart reviews at months 0, 3, and 6. Visual acuity in the worst-seeing eye was assessed at months 0 and 6. DME-related healthcare costs were determined over 6 mo...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive value of flash visual-evoked potentials (VEP), relative afferent pupillary defect, and presence of orbital fractures in patients with traumatic optic neuropathy. METHODS A prospective study was conducted in 15 patients with indirect traumatic optic neuropathy. All patients underwent a thorough ophthalmic examination. Initial...