Occupational impacts of early inflammatory arthritis: results from the National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit.

Objectives: Inflammatory arthritis causes significant work disability. Studies regarding this frequently fail to report important contextual information such as employment type. Our objective was to explore work participation, by gender and occupation type, in early inflammatory arthritis.

Efficacy and Safety of Temporary in situ Stenting of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve in Eyes with High Risk of Hypotony.

Introduction And Objective: To describe a novel technique for providing external ligation of the Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) to prevent hypotony in eyes at high risk with a 4/0 nylon stent suture and report outcomes compared to ligation with an absorbable vicryl suture and no ligation in terms of efficacy and safety.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study investigating the efficacy and safety of in situ stenting compared to an absorbable ligature and the standard care, in high risk eyes, of hypotony. It included 116 patients; 34 in Group A (ligation + stent), 27 in Group B (ligation - stent), and 55 in Group C (no ligation).

Barriers and adherence to glaucoma medication in a paediatric glaucoma population: A cross-sectional survey in central Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: To examine barriers and adherence to topical glaucoma medication in a pediatric glaucoma population in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was undertaken at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during 2016-2017. Parents (father or mother) of children aged 6 months to 15 years with a history of glaucoma were interviewed.

Magnitude of diabetes and hypertension among patients with Dry Eye Syndrome at a tertiary hospital of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - A case series.

Purpose: To study the magnitude of chronic diseases among patients suffering from Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) and compare them with published findings in the literature.

Methods: Patients diagnosed in 2016 suffering from DES based on presenting symptoms and findings of ocular examination were included in this study. The demographic information included age and gender.

Chronic diseases among vitiligo patients. A case control study.

To identify the proportion and risk of chronic diseases in vitiligo patients in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: A retrospective case-control study included 61 vitiligo patients and 61 normal non-dermatology controls in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, KSA between January and September 2016. Age, gender and  co-morbid diseases including hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity and hypothyroidism were retrieved from participants' charts and medical records.