Yazd Eye Cohort Study
Cohort facts:
Location of cohort: Shahedieh – Yazd Province
Main Ethnicities of participants: Fars
Conducted by: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
Co-Investigators:
- Mohammad Reza Shoja, MD PhD
- Hassan Mozaffari Khosravi, PhD
- Mohammad Hasan Lotfi, MD PhD
- Hossein Fallahzadeh, PhD
- Masoud Mirzaei, MD PhD
- Amir houshang Mehrparvar, PhD
- Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi, PhD
- Ali Dehghani, PhD
- Fatemeh Ezzodini, DDS
- Samira Salimpour, MD
Study Execution:
The PERSIAN Eye Cohort Study started in Yazd in May 2016, and enrollment ended in October 2019.
Current Activity: Yazd Eye Cohort Study is currently conducting a repeated measurement phase for 30% of the enrolled participants who have been selected randomly.
Principal Investigator: Mohammad Reza Mirjalili, MD
Overview of Cohort Population
Final Enrolled Sample Size
10,116
individuals
Gender Distribution
47% Male
53% Female
53% Female
Age Distribution
35% ----35-44 years
34%----45-54 years
24%----55-64 years
7%----≥65
Residence Type
70% Urban
30% Rural
30% Rural
Contact information
Email: ah.mehrparvar@gmail.com