purpose : to determine the distribution of cataract surgery in iran between 2000 and 2005 methods : in a retrospective study based on files, cataract surgery centers were selected. between 2000 and 2005, one week of each season was selected randomly and all cataract surgery files of the center were studied. the surgeries were analyzed based on type, types of the lenses, intraoperative complicat...

purpose : cataract is one of the most common diseases of older ages and, at present, the leading cause of avoidable blindness in the world. along with the population growth, the rate of cataract surgeries is increasing in most countries worldwide. the number of cataract operations per million population per year is known as the cataract surgery rate (csr) and is one of the indicators introduced...

purpose: to determine the incidence and risk factors associated with glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery (ccs) in children under age of 15 methods: this prospective cohort (since 2006) consisted of children less than 15 years of age who underwent cataract surgery with or without intraocular lens (iol) implantation. the role of the following factors on the development of glaucoma afte...

background: complaining of tearing was found in some of our patients after phacoemulsification surgery for senile cataract. secondary acquired lacrimal drainage obstruction has been proposed to happen due to different causes. this study was performed at feiz hospital in isfahan, iran from september to december of 2004 to evaluate the effects of phacoemulsification surgery on tear drainage in ey...

purpose : to quantitatively evaluate cataract surgeries performed between 2000 and 2005 at farabi eye hospital , tehran university of medical sciences methods : this retrospective study aimed at patients who had cataract and underwent surgery at farabi eye hospital , tehran from 2000 to 2005. one week per season per year was randomly selected after excluding the first two weeks of the persian y...

purpose: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of primary aphakic artisan–verysise intraocular lens (iol) implantation during complicated cataract surgery. methods: the study is a retrospective analysis of 49 eyes that underwent primary aphakic artisan iol implantation for complicated cataract surgery. compiled data included demographic information, visual outcomes and complications. pre- and pos...

introduction: cataract is a common disease across the world and the most common cause of vision loss and blindness. several factors contribute to the disease, the most important of which is aging. other contributors include sex, smoking, sunlight, place of residence, family, job, and systemic disease. this study was aimed to enquire into the epidemiology of cataract cases referred to noor ophth...

purpose : to determine the incidence and determinants of intraoperative complications of cataract surgeries performed in iran during 2000 to 2005 methods : the iranian cataract surgery survey (icss) is a retrospective study in which random sampling was done from selected centers. one week per season between 2000 and 2005 was assigned to each center and records of cataract surgeries performed du...