Purpose: To describe the frequency of diplopia and strabismus in diabetics (Type II) and non-diabetics in Yazd, Iran. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study on 3000 patients including 1500 diabetics (type II) and 1500 non-diabetics in Yazd from 2011 to 2012.Based on aims, a que...
Aims: There are considerable pressures in various health economies at present to reduce costs whilst maintaining patient safety and clinical efficacy. We report a new simplified regime for the administration of Sub-Tenon’s anaesthesia offering a cost saving of up to 95% whilst ma...
Intravitreal injection of drugs that inhibit the actions of vascular endothelial growth factor bring high economic burden for the health systems. We evaluated the amount of drug volume retained in two different types of syringes with billed and non - billed rubber stopper. Differ...
Aims: To report a case of a third ventricular tumour mimicking Foster Kennedy Syndrome in a young adult. Presentation of Case: A 21-year-old female presented with bilateral blurring of vision with preceded by generalized headache, nausea and vomiting. Fundoscopy revealed optic ne...
Aim: To report a case of tuberculosis (TB) associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) presenting as rapid progressive bilateral severe granulomatous sclerouveitis. Presentation of Case: A 26-year-old Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -infected male who was on...
Purpose: To identifying barriers to massive turnout for free cataract surgery campaigns in Yaoundé Methods: We prospectively interviewed 68 patients who radically refused free cataract surgery at the University Teaching hospital (UTH) Yaoundé between January 2008 and December 201...
Aims: The study was undertaken to assess the surgical modalities for treatment of Pterygium in rural population. Study Design: Prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology for a period of July to December 2013. Methodolog...
Purpose: To compare vision and developmental outcomes in infants who were treated with intravitreal bevacizumab injection (IVB) versus laser for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Methods: Forty-two infants were enrolled in this study and treated with either IVB at 0.625 mg per ey...
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 and HLA-B51 on the clinical characteristics, demographic features, localization, laterality, treatment modalities and visual prognosis in non-Behcet uveitis patients Study Design:...
A 36 year old patient presented with a history of pain and progressive loss of vision in the right eye which had lasted for 2 months. He was on topical steroids for about one year before presentation with a CD4 cell of 200cells/μL. Examination reviewed a perforated cornea with a...
Objective: To report the outcome at one year after primary trabeculectomy with application of mitomycin-C in patient with primary open angle glaucoma in a rural Black West African population in Cameroon. Patients and Methods: Sixty three consecutive patients were enrolled in th...
Lacrimal sac squamous cell carcinoma is rare and often presents with unspecific symptoms of associated chronic dacryostenosis or dacryocystitis and may be falsely diagnosed as dacryocystitis. A chronically ill looking 73-year-oldcaucasian, who is a house wife, presented with exce...
Background: Uncontrolled collagen degradation is the characteristics of keratoconus. Degradation of type 1 collagen releases telopeptides. The role of telopeptides on the apoptosis of corneal stromal cells have not been studied so far. Methods: Human primary corneal stromal cells...
Background: The World Glaucoma Week (WGW) is a joint global initiative of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and the World Glaucoma Patients Association (WGPA) to raise awareness of glaucoma. As part of the celebration in 2013, the department of Ophthalmology University of Uyo...
Aim: To assess the accommodative amplitudes of three different foldable acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) by measuring with photorefractor Plusoptix CR03 (Plusoptix GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany). Methods: Fifty five pseudophakic eyes of 46 patients (mean age 65.25±10.63 years) were a...