Psychological and Social Challenges Parents of Children With Strabismus Face in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Aim Strabismus or squint is when one eye is misaligned or looking in a different direction. Some people consider strabismus as a cosmetic problem, causing patients in this condition to be mishandled, especially children, which might affect their vision and their quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the psychological and social challenges faced by parents of children with strabismus during the years 2020-2021.

Comparison of Glaucoma Therapy Escalation After Penetrating Keratoplasty to Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty for the Treatment of Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy: A Cohort Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare glaucoma therapy escalation (GTE), graft survival, vision, and glaucoma following penetrating keratoplasty (PK group) and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK group) to treat pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK).

Methods: This cohort included cases of PBK managed with PK from 2009 to 2014. We compared the incidences and determinants of GTE, graft survival, and visual disability.

Encounter glaucoma decision Aid trial.

Purpose: A decision aid facilitates patient engagement in the decision-making process in ophthalmic practice. In particular, patients with open-angle glaucoma will benefit from such an intervention as it enhances their knowledge, compliance, and satisfaction with the healthcare services.

Methods: The Encounter Glaucoma Decision Aid (GDA) was delivered to 145 patients with open-angle glaucoma at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital.

Magnitude and Determinants of Computer Vision Syndrome among College Students at a Saudi University.

Purpose: To review students' perceived symptom-based computer vision syndrome (CVS) and its determinants and to suggest preventive measures.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2021 at a university in Central Saudi Arabia. The presence and severity of symptoms related to CVS were investigated.

Awareness and practice regarding use of digital devices and ocular health among Saudi adolescents.

Purpose: To review the knowledge of ocular health and practices of digital device usage among adolescent Saudi Arabia population.

Methods: This cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted in 2021 at a university in central Saudi Arabia. We asked questions regarding demographics, knowledge related to computer vision syndrome (CVS), and the use of digital devices for participants' daily activities.

Epidemiological Characteristics and Outcome of Open Globe Injuries in Tabuk City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics, clinical features and visual outcomes of open globe eye injury (OGI) in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of OGI patients who had undergone operative repair of their injuries in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The collected data included patients' demographics, duration between trauma and presentation and the mechanism of trauma, wound location, extent of injury, presence of intraocular foreign body, and initial and final visual acuity data.

Bullous choroidal detachment requiring drainage following endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation.

Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation is a relatively safe cyclodestructive procedure with a lower complication rate compared to trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation. Serous choroidal detachment is a complication that has been reported following endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation; however, it is usually mild and transient. A case of bullous choroidal detachment with a flat anterior chamber requiring drainage after endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation is presented, along with a discussion on the risk factors precipitating such complication.

Contemporary management of refractory pediatric glaucoma.

Purpose Of Review: The management of pediatric glaucoma poses a unique challenge in terms of maintaining lifelong vision and combating an aggressive scarring response from surgery. Contemporary literature regarding the surgical management of children with pediatric glaucoma who fail, or are at a high risk of failure, from conventional surgery is limited. The aim of this review is to highlight recent developments in relation to the current opinion regarding the management of children with refractory pediatric glaucoma.

Quality of Life of Caregivers of Children With Glaucoma in an Arab Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) measures of caregivers of children with glaucoma using the Caregiver's Congenital Glaucoma Quality of Life (CarCGQoL) questionnaire.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study undertaken at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. QoL of the caregivers, the main outcome, was assessed using the 20-item CarCGQoL questionnaire.

Ocular coherence tomography for the diagnosis of Descemet's detachment after deep sclerectomy and resolution after intracameral air injection.

Purpose: to report the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in a case of Descemet's membrane detachment (DMD) secondary to a nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS) and the efficacy of intracameral air injection for management.

Observations: DMD was identified by anterior segment OCT (AS-OCT) in a 61-year-old male patient who was blind in the right eye and had advanced open angle glaucoma. This patient underwent NPDS in the left eye and developed localized corneal edema postoperatively.

Spontaneous glaucoma drainage device extrusion after early postoperative orbital cellulitis - Case report and literature review.

A 70-year-old glaucoma patient who underwent Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) implantation developed orbital cellulitis (OC) 5 days postoperatively. On presentation, the valve was not exposed and no intraocular involvement was noted. After successful treatment of OC with intravenous and oral antibiotics, the patient presented to the clinic with the AGV completely extruded from the eye.

Functional Visual Ability and Quality of Life in Children With Glaucoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of glaucoma and its management on the functional visual ability (FVA) and the vision-related quality of life (VR QoL) in children 8-18 years of age.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: FVA was assessed using the Cardiff Visual Ability Questionnaire for Children (CVAQC) and VR QoL was assessed using the Impact of Vision Impairment for Children (IVI_C) tool.

Bilateral Deep Sclerectomy with Microperforations as a Successful Secondary Procedure in Aniridia-Associated Glaucoma.

Aniridia-associated glaucoma is often refractory to medical treatment. Glaucoma drainage device surgery is often considered after failed angle surgery. However, the potential complications of tube surgery in young children are not negligible.

Pathophysiology and management of glaucoma associated with phakomatoses.

The phakomatoses, encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis (ETA; Sturge-Weber Syndrome), neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1 or von Recklinghausen disease), Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, tuberous sclerosis (TSC), oculodermal melanocytosis (ODM), and phakomatosis pigmentovascularis are a group of neurocutaneous disorders that have characteristic systemic and ocular manifestations. Through many different mechanisms, they may cause glaucomatous damage of the optic nerve and subsequent vision loss varying from mild to severe. Glaucoma commonly affects patients with ETA (43-72%), orbito-facial NF1 (23-50%), and ODM (10%).

Meibography of Eyes With Sequelae of Trachoma.

Purpose: To study the effect of trachoma on meibomian glands using infrared meibography and to correlate the results with tear film parameters.

Methods: This is a prospective cohort study in which 86 eyes of healthy volunteers and 90 eyes with trachoma were included. Clinical assessment was performed including the following: slit-lamp examination looking for signs of sequelae of trachoma, tear breakup time (TBUT), superficial punctate keratopathy (SPK), Schirmer II test (with anesthesia), and meibum score.

Meibography for eyes with posterior blepharitis.

Purpose: To study the effect of posterior blepharitis on meibomian glands using infrared meibography and to correlate the results with tear film parameters.

Methods: This is a prospective cohort study. The study included eyes from two groups: 86 eyes of healthy volunteers' eyes and 72 eyes with posterior blepharitis.