introduction persian gulf is a warm, hypersaline, shallow and semi-enclosed sea with low hydrodynamic energy and ideal conditions for deposition of particle materials. qeshm island is the largest island of persian gulf, in the mouth of strategic hormoz strait. every day, many tankers and ships that transport oil production of persian gulf throughout the world, cross near this island. thus, qesh...

the aim of the iranian journal of ophthalmology (irjo), published since 1947 has been to promote the quality of the journal, and to have a small part in the progression of the ophthalmic sciences in the world. we do expect and demand our colleagues from iran and abroad to help us to achieve this precious goal. we are thankful to all those who have so far cooperated with us, our professional sta...