Table of Contents - WOC 2012

IC-SCS-SA 219 (4)
I›ll Accept this Invitation by Xlabs to Travel to the Academy (and
Present a Case and Discussion About Relationship with Industry)
Keskinbora Kadircan (1)
1. Namik Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine
Marketing methods of pharmaceutical companies increasingly become a hot
topic in public and health workers› agenda. It is argued that legal and illegal
marketing methods lead to ethical problems and may affect the patientphysician
relationship. The aim of this session is to determine the physicians›
arguments about physician-pharmaceutical company relations.
IC-SCS-SA 219 (5)
There is Endophtalmitis in My Last Cataract Case. I Suppose the
Main Cause is the Malfunction of the Sterilization Unit of Our
Hospital. What Will I do?
Keskinbora Kadircan (1)
1. Namik Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine
Patient participation is increasingly recognized as a key component in the
redesign of health care processes and is advocated as a means to improve
patient safety. The aim of this session is to emphasize the importance of
sharing the responsibilities among the partners of the health service for
reducing medical errors.
IC-SCS-SA 219
Practical Aspects of Ethics in the Practice of Ophthalmology
Aydin Pinar (PNHEPA725T) , Nagpal Pran Nath (2) , Gupta Neeru (3) , Bouhaimed
Manal (4) , Keskinbora Kadircan (5)
1. Ethics Committee, ICO
2. Retina Foundation and Eye Research Center
3. Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
4. Kuwait University, Medical School, Ophthalmology and Ethics Departments
5. Namik Kemal University Medical School, Ophthalmology and Ethics Departments
Ethics has become a more important issue in our daily medical practice and
research. This course will focus on daily ethical problems with case
presentations which will be given by experts. The aim will be to create
awareness and provide simple solutions for ethical issues by giving clues to
learn how to approach to them.
Free Paper: External Eye Disease, Cornea, Eye Banking
Sat 18 Feb 13:30 - 15:00 Capital Suite 13
WOC2012 Abstract Book
FP-COR-SA 220 (1)
Prevalence of Myopia in the Adult Population of Shahroud, Iran
Jafarzadehpur Ebrahim (1) , Hashemi Hassan (1, 2) , Yekta AbbasAli (3) , Emamian
Mohammad Hassan (4) , Fotouhi Akbar (5)
1. Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital
2. Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
3. School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
4. Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
5. School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of myopia and its associated risk factors
in the presbyopic age group of the population in Shahroud, Iran.
Methods: In this population-based cross-sectional study, through a random
cluster sampling, 6311 people of the 40 to 64 year old population residing in
Shahroud were invited. All participants were tested for visual acuity, manifest
and cycloplegic refraction, and had an ophthalmic examination. Results: Of
the invitees, 5190 (82.2%) participated in the study; their mean age was 50.8
years. The prevalence of myopia for cut points of -0.5, -1.0, -3.0 and -6.0 D was
38.0% (95%CI: 36.7-39.3), 22.0% (95%CI: 20.8-23.2), 5.5% (95%CI: 4.8-6.1),
and 1.8% (95%CI: 1.4-2.2), respectively. The prevalence of myopia decreases
with age in both genders, but the trend was faster in females. Nuclear cataract,
high intraocular pressure, and education were correlated significantly with
myopia.
Conclusions: The prevalence of myopia in the 40 to 64 year old age group in
Shahroud was unexpectedly higher than that found in other parts of Iran and
the Middle East. Myopia decreased in both genders after the age of 50 years;
however, higher levels of education, nuclear cataract, and high intraocular
pressure are risk factors for myopia.
FP-COR-SA 220 (2)
Pterygium Excision with Dissection and Excision of Subconjunctival
Fibrotic Tissues, MMC 0.02% Application and Free Conjunctival
Autograft
Alkhoury Aghlab (1)
1. Jerusalem Medical School
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of surgical treatment of the
pterygium using a triple method of excision of the pterygium and the
subconjunctival fibrotic tissues, MMC 0.02% application and the use of free
conjunctival graft. Earlier results were presented at MEACO 2007.
Methods: 511 patients underwent pterygium surgery (456 primary and 55
recurrent). After dissection and excision of head with subconjunctival fibrotic
tissues, bare sclera received MMC 0.02% for a period of 120-300 seconds
followed by a free conjunctival graft. Recurrence of the pterygium was defined
as the postoperative regrowth of fibrovascular tissue crossing the corneoscleral
limbus.
Results: No recurrence was detected after primary pterygium surgery while
there were two recurrences after secondary pterygium surgery during the
follow up period (range 6 - 94 months). During this period, no patient showed
major complication. Some patients had severe ocular pain after surgery and
most of them had foreign body sensation which was relieved after the removal
of sutures.
Conclusion: Pterygium excision with dissection and excision of subconjunctival
fibrotic tissues, MMC 0.02% application and free conjunctival autograft,
although time consuming, it was proven to be efficient and safe for the
treatment of both primary and recurrent pterygia.
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