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Carpal tunnel syndrome [CTS] is entrapment of median nerve in carpal tunnel of the wrist. The prevalence of CTS related to pregnancy and non-pregnancy is unknown in some countries such as Iran. The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of CTS in women of Boyerahmad Township located in South-West part of Iran. This cross-sectional descriptive analytic study was done since February 2010 to January 2011 in Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics in 2656 non-pregnant and 1508 pregnant women. The women that had clinical symptoms of CTS performed standard electro diagnostic techniques for rule in or rule out of CTS. The prevalence of CTS in pregnant and non-pregnant women was 3.4 and 2.3 percent respectively. The prevalence of CTS in all women was 2.7%. Overall, 51 pregnant women had CTS that 59.4% had mild, 18.8% had moderate and 21.9% had severe CTS. Sixty-one non-pregnant women had CTS that 73.6%had mild, 20.8%t had moderate and 5.6% had severe CTS. Although the prevalence of CTS in Iranian pregnancy is higher than non-pregnancy women conservative treatment is safe and more effective
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To determine the amplitude and facility of accommodation after photorefractive keratectomy [PRK] in myopic subjects. The study was performed on 160 eyes of 80 patients aged 19 to 72 years. Amplitude and facility of accommodation was evaluated before and 2 weeks and one and three months after PRK. Amplitude of accommodation was evaluated by "Minus Lens" method and facility of accommodation was determined using alternate plus and minus lens technique. Overall 67.5% of cases were female and mean age was 26.1 +/- 5.4 years. Mean amplitude of accommodation was 3.8 +/- 1.4 diopters [D] preoperatively which reached 4.5 +/- 1.6 D [P=0.02] two weeks and 4.9 +/- 1.4 D [P=0.03] one month postoperatively but remained stable up to three months. Mean binocular facility of accommodation was 5.8 +/- 3.4 cycles/minute [c/m] preoperatively which reached 7.4 +/- 3.6 c/m two weeks [P<0.001], 9.2 +/- 3.4 c/m [P<0.001] one month and 10.0 +/- 3.2 c/m [P<0.001] three months postoperatively. The amplitude and facility of accommodation in young myopic patients gradually increases after PRK. Near work and accommodative vision will improve over time