Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Iqbal technique in iLASIK (the quadrilateral technique) for lifting the corneal flap created by intralase femtosecond laser. Design: A prospective nonrandomized clinical trial study. Methods: 79eyes of 44 patients complaining of myopia and astigmatism were treated with iLASIK using Iqbal technique for lifting the corneal flap from the stromal bed. All eyes ... Read more

Purpose: To modify the technique of brow suspension surgery (sling surgery) in treating the ptosis with poor levator function for better cosmetic and effective results. Design: Prospective study. Methods: This modified simple technique of brow suspension surgery has been carried out on 10 eyes in 8 cases of congenital ptosis with poor levator function. Results: Ten eyes were operated by ... Read more

PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of sutureless sling surgery (triple S or SSS) in treatment of failed and complicated cases of previously operated congenital ptosis. METHODS: This modified simple technique of brow suspension was done for 15 eyes with congenital ptosis previously operated. This sutureless sling surgery (SSS or triple S) was performed for all the cases and was followed ... Read more

Purpose: To assess and analyze the two-year results of corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin using ultraviolet-A light for keratoconus in the treatment of keratoconus and to evaluate the efficacy of this procedure. Design: Retrospective study. Methods: The preoperative and post preoperative data of 58 eyes of 40 keratoconus patients were revised. The intervention was only conventional corneal collagen cross linking ... Read more

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of tear substitute in achieving the eye relieve and comfortability in patients with chronic seasonal allergic conjunctivitis i.e. Spring catarrh and analysis of the outcome results. Design: Prospective randomized study. Patients and method: 240 patients with seasonal allergic conjunctivitis complicating with dry eye are randomized in 3 groups. Group I received antihistaminic in the form ... Read more

AIM: to assess the results of use of acrylic implant for artificial eyes and the patient satisfaction about these results. PATIENTS AND METHODS 29 eyes of 29 patients under went evisceration and acrylic implant for artificial eye. 18 females and 11 male with mean age 25±7.9 years (range 14-50 years). Follow up period was at least 6 months. The main ... Read more

PURPOSE: to assess the five-year results of use of acrylic implant for artificial eyes and the patient satisfaction about these results. SETTING: Sohag University Hospital, Sohag University, Egypt. DESIGN: Retrospective non-randomized clinical trial. METHODS:This study included 168 eyes of 168 patients. All eyes underwent evisceration and acrylic implantation. Follow up period was at least 6 months. The main outcome measures ... Read more