Iran Ophthalmology Specialty Board case studies
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The Iran Ophthalmology Specialty Board Examination is the national summative assessment that graduates of Iranian ophthalmology residency programs must pass to be recognized as specialist eye physicians. It is intended for residents in their final year of training and for graduates preparing for independent practice, hospital appointments, or academic posts. The Iran Ophthalmology Specialty Board case studies are 5 cases and about 4,712 words.
1High myopia with astigmatism: vertex correction, toric rotation, and an orthokeratology request
A 31-year-old software engineer has worn glasses since age 9 and wants to switch to contact lenses for cycling and swimming. Refraction in a trial frame at a 13 mm vertex distance is OD −9.00 −2.50 ×180 and OS −8.75 −1.75 ×010, each correcting to 6/6.
876 words, about 4 min2Dense cataract with pseudoexfoliation, a small pupil and a patient on apixaban
A 79-year-old retired teacher is listed for phacoemulsification of the right eye. He takes apixaban 5 mg twice daily for atrial fibrillation (CHA2DS2-VASc 4), aspirin 81 mg, tamsulosin 0.4 mg nightly for three years, and latanoprost in both eyes.
953 words, about 5 min3Advanced angle-closure glaucoma with cataract in a patient who cannot attend follow-up
A 66-year-old woman is referred with poor vision and headaches. She is hyperopic (+4.25 DS) and has bilateral nuclear sclerotic cataract.
941 words, about 5 min4Proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular oedema in a woman who is 28 weeks pregnant
A 29-year-old woman at 28 weeks' gestation presents with three days of floaters and reduced vision in the right eye. She has had type 1 diabetes for 18 years, her HbA1c is 8.9% and has fallen from 10.4% over four months, and blood pressure today is 148/92 mmHg.
956 words, about 5 min5Infantile esotropia in a premature child with motor delay: imaging, timing and dosing
A 10-month-old boy is brought by his mother because his eyes have turned in since he was 3 months old. He was born at 34 weeks and is not yet walking, though he sits and reaches normally; the health visitor has noted mild motor delay.
986 words, about 5 min