Mostafa Soltan Sanjari

Tehran University of Medical Sciences | TUMS · Air Pollution Research Center

Purpose: To assess the relationship between structural and functional tests in mild and moderate idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Methods: Patients with mild and moderate IIH and a control group were enrolled. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), macular ganglion cell layer (MGCL) thickness, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pp R...

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Purpose: To report a rare case of Woakes’ syndrome presented with bilateral vision loss. Methods: A 28‑year‑old male with a 1‑year history of vision loss in the left eye was referred to the neuro‑ophthalmology clinic after sudden vision loss in his right eye. A detailed review of clinical findings and the presumed pathophysiological basis of vision...

According to epidemiologic studies, optic nerve and optic tract diseases account for 10% of all causes of visual impairment in Iran. Like optic neuropathies in other regions, inflammatory idiopathic optic neuritis and non-arteritic ischemic events are two major causes of optic neuropathy in Iran. However, there are some differences in characteristi...

Purpose: To compare two methods for treating inferior oblique overaction (IOOA): disinsertion versus myectomy of the muscle. Methods: In this prospective interventional case series, patients were randomly assigned to undergo either IO myectomy or disinsertion. The changes in vertical and horizontal deviations following these two surgical procedures...

Purpose: To evaluate the results of overminus lens therapy in the management of children with intermittent exotropia or X(T). Methods: In this retrospective study, 163 consecutive patients with X(T) who were treated with overminus spectacles with at least 12 months of follow‑up were included in the study. The outcome measures were the level of X(T)...

Ischaemic optic neuropathy (ION) following non-ocular surgeries is a rare but devastating complication. Spine and cardiovascular surgical procedures are well known to be accompanied by this complication. ION after liposuction surgery is gaining attention during the past decades due to the escalating demand for this procedure. We report a case of un...

A previously healthy 28-year-old female developed bilateral painless vision loss, more prominent in the right eye than in the left, following abdominoplasty and liposuction surgery. Laboratory studies showed severe peri- and post-operative anemia. Over a 5-month follow-up, visual function remained decreased but stable in the right eye and improved...

Background: Methanol poisoning can cause an optic neuropathy that is usually severe and irreversible and often occurs after ingestion of illicit or homemade alcoholic beverages. In this study, we evaluated the potential neuroprotective effect of erythropoietin (EPO) on visual acuity (VA) in patients with methanol optic neuropathy. Methods: In a...

PurposeIntravenously administered erythropoietin (EPO) was firstly commenced (phase 1) in patients with indirect traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) by this group in 2011. It was re-tested by another group (phase 2) in 2014. This multicenter clinical trial was designed to compare its effect with intravenous steroid and observation. Methods Included we...

Purpose: To measure the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) areas and vessel densities of patients with diabetic retinopathy and to study their relationship with diabetic cystoid changes and retinal thickness. Methods: Prospective case series of 51 eyes of 31 patients with diabetic retinopathy. The eyes were grouped based on the presence or absence of c...

Purpose To evaluate the association between the size of peripheral retinal nonperfusion and the number of intravitreal ranibizumab injections in patients with treatment-naïve central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). Methods Fifty-four patients with treatment-naïve CRVO and macular edema were included. Each patient underwent a full ophthalmologic exa...

Aim: To evaluate the association between the size of peripheral retinal non-perfusion and the number of intravitreal ranibizumab injections in patients with treatment-naive branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and macular edema. Methods: A total of 53 patients with treatment-naive BRVO and macular edema were included. Each patient underwent a fu...

Purpose: To review the current literature on ocular application of erythropoietin (EPO). Methods: A comprehensive search was performed on Pubmed and Scopus databases. All selected articles were reviewed thoroughly by the authors to review current applications of the EPO in ocular diseases. Results: Various aspects of administration of EPO for...

Purpose: To determine intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) effect on ocular development by comparing refractive and biometric outcomes of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) and laser photocoagulation for treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Methods: A prospective nonrandomized interventional comparative study was conducted in a referral hospital fo...

Purpose To report a case of perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) migration into the subarachnoid space at the time of vitreoretinal surgery in a patient with morning glory syndrome associated retinal detachment. Case report A 9-year-old girl underwent pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection for retinal detachment associated with morning glory sy...

Purpose: To evaluate refractive and biometric outcomes of intravitreal Bevacizumab injection versus laser therapy in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Method: In a prospective non-randomized interventional comparative study, all consecutive infants who received a single intravitreal Bevacizumab (IVB) injection and all of those who undergone transsc...

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Purpose: To report the frequency of lateral wound dehiscence (LWD) after upper blepharoplasty (UB), a technique and its outcome to prevent LWD. Materials and Methods:A retrospective review was performed for cases of LWD after UB presenting between 2003 and 2009, and then a prospective comparative study was performed between February 2009 and March...

Purpose: To evaluate the reliability indices of 5-minute fluorescein dye disappearance test (FDDT) for anatomical and subjective successes after dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) procedure and to propose a paradigm in assessment of patients with tearing after DCR. Methods: In a retrospective study, results of FDDT (176 eyes of 176 patients) were teste...

To compare the outcomes of surgical procedures in the treatment of inferior oblique muscle overaction (IOOA) as a common disorder of ocular motility. This retrospective study was performed on patients with primary and secondary IOOA who underwent three surgical treatment procedures including disinsertion, myectomy and anterior transposition, betwee...

Purpose: To identify the postoperative surgical outcomes and the changes in deviation in patients treated by bilateral medial rectus (BMR) recession for small to large angle esotropia with a minimum follow-up of two years Methods: In this retrospective and consecutive case series, we reviewed medical records of 130 patients who had recession surger...

Purpose: To compare the psychosocial status before and after successful strabismus surgery on Iranian strabismic patients Methods: One hundred twenty-four strabismic patients, older than 15 years were evaluated between 2009 and 2010. They were asked to complete a questionnaire about their psychosocial experiences, before and three months after succ...

A 44-year-old man suffered sequential episodes of anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in first the left and then right eye. He had suffered a previous episode of anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in the right eye. Recent studies have shown neuroprotective properties of erythropoietin. Based on our previous studies on erythropoietin in anterior is...

Purpose: To determine the maximum non-toxic dose of recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) in rabbit eyes Methods: Eight rabbits (sixteen eyes) were scheduled for evaluating side effects of four intravitreal doses of 1000, 2000, 4000 and 5000 IU of EPO, two rabbits for each dose. For each dose (two rabbits), the drug was injected for the right eyes...

Abstract Purpose: To compare the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effect of 0.005% latanoprost used once every other day versus once daily in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or ocular hypertension (OHT). Methods: Forty eyes of 20 patients with bilateral OHT or early POAG were enrolled in this prospective, randomized, crossover s...

A 21-year-old man with thalassemia intermedia presented with progressive decrease in vision and was found to have severe bilateral optic atrophy. Orbital and brain neuroimaging revealed massive diffuse expansion of the diploe of the craniofacial bones, narrowing of the optic canals, and expansion of hematopoietic tissue in the sellar region with co...

To evaluate the effect of intravitreal injection of erythropoietin for the treatment of non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION). In this prospective interventional case series, 31 eyes of 31 patients with NAION were included. Patients received intravitreal injection of 2000 unit (0.2 cm³) of erythropoietin within 1 month of the on...

To determine the visual outcome and safety of intravenous erythropoietin in patients with indirect traumatic optic neuropathy (TON). In a university-based hospital, from December 2008 to March 2010, seven cases with indirect TON (EPO group) received three intravenous (IV) injections of 10,000 IU of recombinant human erythropoietin in three successi...

to compare treatments with wavefront-optimized and topography-guided ablations. this prospective, randomized, contralateral study comprised 40 eyes (20 patients) with low to moderate myopia with or without astigmatism that underwent topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) (ALLEGRO Topolyzer, Alcon Laboratories Inc) in one eye and wavefr...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the ocular axial length and refractive error as risk factors for development of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). This prospective study included 78 patients with NAION and 80 normal volunteers. Axial length and refractive error of NAION eyes were compared with the normal fellow eyes and...

We conducted this study to report the demographics and clinical profile of patients with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy referred to a referral neuro-ophthalmology center in Iran. During a five-year period, 107 patients with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy were studied. A detailed history of previous or current syste...

To determine normal values of standard full-field electroretinography (ERG) and to evaluate their variations with age in an Iranian population. Through convenient sampling, 170 normal subjects 1-80 years of age were selected from residents of Tehran. ERG amplitudes and implicit time values were measured according to recommendations by the Internati...

To compare retrobulbar haemodynamics and ipsilateral carotid wall thickness of patients with unilateral non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) with their contralateral side. Seventeen patients with unilateral NAION participated in this study. By means of Colour Doppler imaging, the blood-flow velocities of the ophthalmic artery w...

!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 PURPOSE: To describe the association between vitreous traction on the optic disc and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). METHODS: Eighty three eyes of 83 patients with NAION were evaluated by optical coherence tomography (OCT) for detecting vitreous adhes...

The aim of this study was to present normative values of exophthalmometry in Iranian children, teenagers, and adults and find the effect of age, gender, height, weight, and laterality (right vs. left eye) on normal values of protrusion. In a population-based epidemiological study, ocular protrusion values (mm) were measured in 1063 randomly selecte...

A 40-year-old man presented with a sudden severe headache and complete right-sided ptosis. Neuro-ophthalmic examination revealed a right oculomotor nerve palsy. Computed tomography of the brain showed a round isodense intrasellar mass. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a pituitary tumor with some areas of infarction and invasion into the righ...

To compare the effects and complications of botulinum toxin injection into the medial rectus muscle with and without electromyographic (EMG) assistance for treatment of abducens nerve palsy. In a prospective, comparative, interventional case series, botulinum toxin was injected into the medial rectus muscle of 23 patients with esotropia secondary t...

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted among 44 subjects to assess the efficacy of EMLA cream application without occlusive dressing on pain on needling (PN) and pain on injection (PI) felt during multiple botulinum toxin type A (BTA) injections for correction of hyperkinetic upper facial lines. Mean PN score wa...

Purpose To investigate the correlation between retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and visual field (VF) parameters in patients with optic atrophy. Methods This study was performed on 35 eyes of 28 patients with optic atrophy. RNFL thickness was measured by OCT (Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany) and...

Purpose: To determine the nerve fiber layer and macular thickness by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in emmetropic, high-myopic and high-hyperopic eyes. Methods: One hundred five eyes of 55 randomly selected healthy subjects between 20 and 30 years old were included in this study. The eyes were categorized in three groups (high-myopic, emmetropi...

Purpose: To present a patient with radiation chiasma neuropathy, secondary to radiotherapy of paranasal sinus lymphoma who was referred for evaluation of gradual decrease of vision in both eyes. Case report: The patient was a 38-year-old male, with history of right maxillary sinus lymphoma, who underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy....

A 24-year-old woman developed subarachnoid hemorrhage and left frontal lobe ischemia following uneventful right transconjunctival orbital decompression for thyroid-related immune orbitopathy. CT, MRI, CT angiography, and carotid angiography confirmed subarachnoid hemorrhage and brain ischemia on the left side without any cerebral vascular abnormali...

To study the results of vitrectomy and release of epipapillary vitreous adhesions for the treatment of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) associated with partial posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). Prospective noncomparative interventional case series. A series of 16 patients with clinical picture of NAION and small discs asso...

Lichen planus is a very common skin disease and the overwhelming majority of the patients have oral lesions as well. However, lichen planus isolated to the conjunctiva is very rare. The cause of lichen planus is unknown. Available evidence points toward a T cell mediated immunological response to an induced antigenic change in the basal membrane zo...

Optic nerve aplasia is a rare developmental anomaly characterised by the congenital absence of the optic nerve, central retinal vessels and retinal ganglion cells that is seen most often in a unilaterally malformed eye.1,2 Unilateral optic nerve aplasia is generally associated with otherwise normal brain development while bilateral optic nerve apla...

Purpose: To report two sisters with congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) masquerading as myasthenia gravis. Patients and findings: Two six and seven years old sisters presented with variable strabismus, ptosis, and fatigue. All symptoms were aggravated with exercise and improved with rest. Intramuscular prostigmin injection decreased their symptoms...