Mohammad reza akbari farabi

PURPOSE: To report the visual and refractive characteristics and the prevalence of amblyopia in patients with different types of Duane's Retraction Syndrome (DRS). METHOD: This retrospective study was performed on hospital records of 582 DRS patients at Farabi Hospital, Iran, from 2012 to March 2022. RESULTS: The mean age of patients was 19.4 ± 11.9 (range, 3-70) years [335 (57.6 %) females and 247 (42.4 %) males (P < ...

PURPOSE: To determine the frequency and manifestations of different ocular causes of abnormal head posture (AHP). METHOD: This prospective, consecutive case series study was performed on 149 patients with ocular AHP at Farabi hospital, Iran, from February 2020 to June 2021. All patients underwent routine ophthalmic examinations. The manifestation of AHP was determined by direct observation from three viewing angles, while the patient read the smallest line on the vision chart that they could see...

BACKGROUND: Methanol is a highly toxic, non-potable alcohol. Outbreaks of methanol toxicity occur due to its fraudulent addition to alcoholic beverages as a cheaper substitute for ethanol. Recently, alongside the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, rumors circulated on social media that consuming alcohol can prevent or cure the virus, leading to a COVID-19 and methanol-induced optic neuropathy (MON) syndemic. AIM: To investigate the impact of erythropoietin (EPO) on the outcomes of patients diagnosed with MON...

PURPOSE: To evaluate clinical findings and surgical outcomes of patients with traumatic isolated inferior rectus muscle paresis. METHODS: The medical records of patients with traumatic isolated inferior rectus paresis who underwent strabismus surgery at Farabi Eye Hospital between 2011 and 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. Clinical features, type of surgery, and surgical outcomes were extracted from the record for analysis. RESULTS: A total of 19 patients (14 males [74%]) were included...

PURPOSE: To evaluate ocular movement disorders after scleral buckling surgery (SBS) for retinal detachment. METHODS: In this prospective, observational, case series, 206 patients (206 eyes) with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment who underwent SBS and investigated at the strabismus ward of Farabi Eye Hospital in Iran between November 2011 and November 2014 were assessed. Patients were followed from 6 to 36 months after SBS to evaluate for strabismus. Logistic regression analysis test and SPSS software version 20 were used for statistical analysis...

BACKGROUND: Eye-related complaints compose approximately 1-6% of complaints of patients referring to general emergency ward around the world. Eye injuries are the most common cause of referral to eye emergency ward. To understand the impact of eye injuries in Iran and to plan preventive strategies, it is important to understand the complete magnitude of the problem with regard to true population-based data and standard reproducible definitions. AIM: The main goal of this study was to identify the major causes of referrals to eye emergency ward in patients with eye-related complaints in an eye referral Hospital in Iran...