Publications by authors named "Abdulaziz Ismail Al Somali"

Background: Astigmatism is the most prevalent refractive error among children and adults, and it can lead to visual impairment if left uncorrected. The management of compound hyperopic astigmatism is more challenging. This study presents the 12-month outcomes of toric implantable collamer lens (ICL) implantation in eyes with hyperopic astigmatism.

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Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) is a surgical intervention for corneal diseases that do not affect the endothelium. The creation of an interface between the donor graft and recipient bed is a typical feature of DALK. Interface infectious keratitis (IIK) is an uncommon complication that originates at this point of contact.

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Purpose: To report the efficacy and safety of MicroPulse transscleral laser therapy (TLT) and Kahook Dual Blade excisional goniotomy and goniosynechialysis combined with phacoemulsification for chronic angle-closure glaucoma (ACG).

Patients And Methods: A 39-year-old hyperopic female with a known history of ACG presented with a 2-week history of blurry vision, headache, and photophobia in the right eye (RE) following surgical peripheral iridectomy at another hospital. On examination, her uncorrected visual acuity was 20/50 in the RE, and 20/25 in the left eye (LE).

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Purpose: To report the surgical outcomes of combined gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) with ab interno canaloplasty (ABiC) in conjunction with phacoemulsification for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

Patients And Methods: This prospective, interventional, non-comparative case series included POAG patients who underwent combined GATT and ABiC in conjunction with phacoemulsification performed between January 2018 and August 2018. Main outcome measures include surgical success rate, changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), number of antiglaucoma medications, corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), and complications.

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Purpose: To describe an immunocompetent patient with corneal endotheliitis caused by concomitant infection of cytomegalovirus and varicella zoster virus (VZV).

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old immunocompetent woman was referred to our hospital because of persistent corneal endotheliitis in the left eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed mild conjunctival injection, localized stromal corneal edema with underlying pigmented keratic precipitates, and inferior superficial corneal neovascularization.

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Purpose: In this report, we describe a case of episcleritis that appeared to be the first sign of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Observations: A 29-year-old man with no prior medical condition presented with a complaint of redness and foreign body sensation in his left eye, which started two days before his consultation. He had no history of decreased vision, pain, photophobia, discharge, ocular surgery, or trauma.

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Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of MyoRing implantation in eyes with keratoconus managed at a tertiary eye hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This one-armed historical cohort study included keratoconus patients operated for MyoRing implant. The cases were assessed before and 6 months after surgery.

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