Farhad Salari

• MD
• Ophthalmologist at Farabi Eye Hospital

Purpose To evaluate the significance of age and gender on macular retinal and choroidal thicknesses (RT and CT) and related vascular density (VD) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in a wide spectrum of normal participants. Methods This was a cross-sectional study of 435 eyes of 234 normal healthy children and adults aged 5–97 y...

To compare differences in clinical outcomes of symmetric offset (SO) and asymmetric offset (AO) centration strategies in photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in patients with myopia and/or astigmatism, forty refractive surgery candidates who visited Farabi Eye Hospital’s refractive surgery clinic from May to August 2022 were enrolled in the study. We...

Purpose To compare differences in clinical outcomes of symmetric offset (SO) and asymmetric offset (AO) centration strategies in photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in patients with myopia or myopic astigmatism. Methods Forty refractive surgery candidates who visited Farabi Eye Hospital’s refractive surgery clinic from May to August 2022 were enroll...

Purpose To determine risk factors for substantial closed-globe injuries in orbital fractures (SCGI) and to develop the best multivariate model for the prediction of SCGI. Methods A retrospective study was performed on patients diagnosed with orbital fractures at Farabi Hospital between 2016 and 2022. Patients with a comprehensive ophthalmologic ex...

To evaluate the peripapillary retinal thickness (PPRT), vascular density (PPVD), and disc vascular density (PVD) and their correlations in normal healthy children using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). This was a cross-sectional study of 70 eyes from 36 normal healthy children aged 6–18 years who performed optic nerve head scans usi...

Ocular trauma is an important cause of monocular blindness worldwide. Injury to the lens after blunt or penetrating trauma is common and can result in vision impairment. Selecting the most appropriate therapeutic approaches depend on factors such as the patients’ age, mechanism of trauma, and underlying clinical conditions. Early management, especi...

Background To compare the choroidal thickness and vascular profile of premature infants with ROP (retinopathy of prematurity) using a handheld SD-OCT device. Methods We performed horizontal SD-OCT scans through the fovea in 115 eyes of 66 premature infants. Premature infants included 2 groups [infants with ROP requiring treatment (as treatment gro...

Purpose To describe the variance of inner, middle, and outer retinal layer thicknesses (IRT, MRT, and ORT) at the macular area in children and adolescents with normal eyes in different age groups. Methods This cross-sectional study enrolled subjects aged 5–18 years with normal eyes. The macula was scanned by optical coherence tomography (6 mm × 6...

Purpose To investigate foveal changes in infants with ROP not requiring treatment(nROP) and ROP infants needing treatment (tROP) using a handheld SD-OCT device. Method We performed horizontal SD-OCT scans through the fovea in 156 eyes of 81 infants diagnosed with ROP. Foveal immaturity indices including the presence of inner retinal layers (IRL),...

Objective: To compare the choroidal thickness and vascular profile of premature infants with ROP (retinopathy of prematurity) using a handheld SD-OCT device. Design: A prospective cross-sectional case-control study Subject: All ROP patients examined under sedation or general anesthesia in Farabi Eye Hospital or Mahdie Hospital from 2020 to 2022. Me...

Background To report the first case of bull’s eye maculopathy associated with veterinary niclosamide. Case presentation A 27-year-old Iranian female presented with a history of reduced vision and photopsia since 3 years, after accidental ingestion of four boluses of veterinary niclosamide. Fundus examination showed atrophy in parafoveal retinal pi...

Purpose To determine the correlations between inner, mid, and outer retinal thickness (RT) and allied retinal and choroidal vascular densities (VD) at macula in normal healthy children and adolescents. Methods This cross-sectional study included a total of 108 eyes of 59 subjects. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA-Optovue) was used to...

Superficial keratectomy (SK) is the manual dissection of the superficial corneal layers (epithelium, Bowman's layer, and sometimes superficial stroma). SK is done using a surgical blade or diamond burr. Some surgeons use intraoperative mitomycin C 0.02% or amniotic membrane transplantation to improve surgical outcomes. This literature review shows...

Study Design Systematic review Background: Considering the infiltrative nature of intramedullary astrocytoma, the goal of surgery is to have a better patient related outcome. Objective To compare the overall survival (OS) and neurologic outcomes of complete vs incomplete surgical resection for patients with intramedullary astrocytoma. Methods A c...

Purpose: To report a case of intracameral injection of methotrexate (MTX) to treat the epithelial ingrowth that occurred following glaucoma surgery. Methods: A case report of a 40-year-old male with epithelial ingrowth after implantation of Ahmed glaucoma valve. Results: The patient was treated with 11 doses of weekly intracameral MTX (400 mg/...

Background This study aimed at defining the variance of vessel density (VD) characteristics in the macula of children with normal eyes. Methods This was a cross-sectional study in which subjects with normal eyes aged 3–18 years were enrolled. The macula was scanned by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Four age groups as under 7 year...

Background: Variations in vessel density (VD) patterns of the macula in children of different ages are unknown. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, subjects with normal eyes aged 3–18 years were enrolled. The macula was scanned by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Four age groups as under 7 years, 7-10 years, 11-14 years and more...

The objective of the current study was to investigate the anti-epileptogenic and anticonvulsant effects of Dorema ammoniacum gum, which is used in Iranian traditional medicine for the treatment of seizures. Animals received pentylenetetrazol (IP, 30 mg/kg/48 h) for inducing seizures. Five different seizure stages were evaluated for 20 min and param...

Study Design Systematic review. Objective To compare outcomes of complete versus incomplete resection in primary intramedullary spinal cord ependymoma. Methods A comprehensive search of the MEDLINE, CENTRAL, and Embase databases was conducted by 2 independent investigators. Random-effect meta-analysis and meta-regression with seven covariates wer...

Objective: Myelomeningocele (MMC) is the most common neural tube defect. Patients with MMC have multiple risk factors for venous thrombosis, but this complication rarely occurs. This lower rate of venous thrombosis in MMC children could be related to some characteristics of the vessels in the lower extremities. This study aimed at finding explanat...

Background GAPO (growth retardation, alopecia, pseudoanodontia, and optic atrophy) as a rare genetic disorder includes growth retardation, alopecia, pseudoanodontia, and optic atrophy. It was reported to be associated with craniosynostosis and intracranial hypertension. Case Report A patient with such a rare disorder associated with multisuture cr...

Context Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an accepted procedure for the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. The role of endoscopic treatment in the management of shunt malfunction was not extensively evaluated. The aim of this study is to evaluate the success rate of ETV in pediatric patients formerly treated by ventriculoperitoneal (V-...

Aims Antiepileptic drugs are the main therapy for epilepsy. However, the incidence of adverse effects (AEs) results in treatment discontinuation. The aim of this study is evaluating the factors involved in discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs. Settings and Design We studied 2797 epileptic patients who consumed levetiracetam (LEV), oxcarbazepine...

Background: Temporal horn entrapment is a rare disorder subsequent to obstruction around the trigone of the lateral ventricle caused by inflammations, tumors, infections, or after surgical processes. Most reports are unilateral and acquired but congenital ones have not been reported yet. Methods: Here we report the first congenital case of huge...

Medulloblastoma is one of the common posterior fossa tumors in children. The natural history of this tumor in presymptomatic period is not well known. Widespread use of brain imaging has increased the detection of incidental brain tumors in totally asymptomatic persons. Here, we report a case of a 4-year-old boy with prenatal diagnosis of congenita...