Letter

Author’s Reply

Mohammad Reza Talebnejad1, MD; M. Hossein Nowroozzadeh1, MD; Hamideh Mahdaviazad1,2, MD

1Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

ORCID:
Mohammad Reza Talebnejad: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8667-7490
Hamideh Mahdavihazad: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8998-1209

J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2020; 15 (1): 125–125

We appreciate suggestions presented by Ghare-
baghi and Heidary regarding our article titled
“The Shiraz Pediatric Eye Study – a Population-
Based survey of School – Age Children: Rationale,
Design, and Baseline Characteristics”.[1] In that
study, we aimed to provide a valid source of
data via a standard protocol and effective quality
assurance strategies. Our article had just described
the design, methods, eye examination techniques,
and baseline characteristics of the participants.
Although the two mentioned studies[2, 3] were con-
ducted on a small fraction of the same population,
we did not find any scientific justifications to cite
them in this publication. They might be cited in
future articles from the Shiraz Pediatric Eye Study,
if it was deemed necessary.

Their suggestions regarding the prevalence of
visual impairments, associations of the race and
age with the ocular structures, and the continuing
cohort of biometric data are useful. Considering
the specific goals of our study (last paragraph

of introduction),[1] we have planned to apply the
mentioned suggestions and much more in future
publications of the Shiraz Pediatric Eye Study.

Conflicts of Interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

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Shiraz Pediatric Eye Study; a population based survey
of school age children: rationale, design and baseline
characteristics. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2018;13:293–300.

2. Nejabat M, Heidary F, Talebnejad MR, Salouti R, Nowrooz-
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3. Salouti R, Alishiri AA, Gharebaghi R, Naderi M, Jadidi
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Correspondence to:

Hamideh Mahdaviazad, MD. Poostchi Ophthalmology Research
Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71936, Iran.
E-mail: mahdavih@sums.ac.ir

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