Ahmed's sub-flap mattress suture deep sclerectomy assessment with Ultrasound Biomicroscopy.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of adding Ahmed's sub-flap mattress suture to deep sclerectomy (DS).

Methods: Forty eyes with open angle glaucoma were assigned randomly into two groups: Group A: underwent DS with Ahmed's sub-flap mattress suture. Group B: underwent conventional DS.

Corneal densitometry changes after femtosecond laser-assisted intracorneal ring segments implantation in keratoconus.

Background: Intrastromal corneal ring segments are commonly implanted in the corneas of eyes with mild-to-moderate keratoconus; however, changes in corneal densitometry (CD) after implantation are a matter of debate in the current literature. We evaluated the changes in CD 1 and 3 months after femtosecond laser-assisted Keraring implantation.

Methods: This retrospective, non-comparative, multicenter, case series study included patients with keratoconus who underwent femtosecond laser-assisted implantation of double segments with 90° and 160° arc lengths or two 160° arc length Keraring segments.

An integrated remote sensing, petrology, and field geology analyses for Neoproterozoic basement rocks in some parts of the southern Egyptian-Nubian Shield.

The main objective of this study was to use deep learning, and convolutional neural networks (CNN), integrated with field geology to identify distinct lithological units. The Samadia-Tunduba region of the South Eastern Desert of Egypt was mapped geologically for the first time thanks to the use of processed developed CNN algorithms using Landsat 9 OLI-2, which were further enhanced by geological fieldwork, spectral measurements of field samples, and petrographic examination. According to previously published papers, a significant difference was observed in the distribution of rocks and their boundaries, as well as the previously published geological maps that were not accurately compatible with the nature of the area.

Grasping knowledge, attitude, and perception towards monkeypox among healthcare workers and medical students: an Egyptian cross-sectional study.

Background: Monkeypox (Mpox) is a re-emerging infectious disease representing a new global challenge. It poses a substantial threat to countries, particularly those with a low number of cases. Due to its popularity as a tourist destination and its proximity to many African refugees, Egypt is potentially at risk of Mpox importation.

The geochemistry, origin, and hydrothermal alteration mapping associated with the gold-bearing quartz veins at Hamash district, South Eastern Desert, Egypt.

Integrating diverse techniques and datasets, significantly enhances the accurate identification of various mineral deposits. This work aims to determine different types of mineral deposits in the Hamash district (Southern Eastern Desert, Egypt) by combining structural features (derived from ALOS PALSAR DEM), alteration zones (detected using ASTER and Sentinel-2), and ore mineralogy. Multispectral imaging, such as ASTER and Sentinel-2 satellite data, provides a cost-effective and efficient tool for lithological and hydrothermal alteration mapping utilizing selective band ratios (SBR), directed principal component analysis (DPCA), feature-oriented false-color composites (FFCC), and constrained energy minimization (CEM).

Efficacy and Safety of Sutureless Deep Sclerectomy in Juvenile and Adult Open Angle Glaucoma: 2-Year Outcomes.

Prcis: Sutureless deep sclerectomy (SDS) achieved significant reduction in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and juvenile open angle glaucoma (JOAG).

Purpose: To assess long-term results of SDS in cases with POAG and JOAG.

Patients And Methods: A prospective interventional study included 84 eyes of 54 patients underwent SDS with the superficial scleral flap left un-sutured.

Primary Transscleral Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation for Management of Glaucoma in Nanophthalmic Eyes.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of double-row transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in controlling intraocular pressure in patients with secondary angle closure glaucoma due to nanophthalmos, not being controlled by medical therapy.

Patients And Methods: A prospective case series study that included 13 eyes of 8 patients diagnosed with secondary angle closure glaucoma due to nanophthalmos at the Giza Eye Subspeciality Center, treated by 24 cyclodiode applications in a double-row technique. Success was defined as complete success by control of intraocular pressure <21 mm Hg without medication and qualified success in which control of pressure <21 mm Hg achieved with 1 or 2 medications.

Imaging features of the renal lymphoma: case report and literature review.

Renal affection is common in disseminated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) which is known as secondary renal lymphoma (SRL). Primary renal lymphoma (PRL) is an exceedingly uncommon disease, which accounts for less than 1% of all renal masses. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of NHL in both primary as well as secondary renal lymphomas.

Enhanced Visibility of the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Defects by the Underlying Diffuse Choroidal Angioma in Sturge Weber Syndrome with Glaucoma.

Aim: To describe a unique finding in a patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) accompanied by glaucoma.

Background: Cases with SWS may have an associated choroidal angioma and glaucoma. The localized retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) defects induced by the associated glaucoma are better detected against the red background of the associated choroidal angioma.

Sutureless versus conventional deep sclerectomy for management of open angle glaucoma.

Introduction: To compare sutureless deep sclerectomy to conventional deep sclerectomy regarding their lowering effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) in cases with open-angle glaucoma.

Methods: This is a prospective interventional randomized comparative study that included 60 eyes of 50 patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) who were indicated for surgical intervention. Patients were recruited from the glaucoma subspecialty clinic of the Cairo University teaching hospital and were divided into two groups: group A (underwent sutureless deep sclerectomy) and group B (underwent conventional deep sclerectomy).

Non-penetrating deep sclerectomy with the sub flap (Ahmed's) suture: a 12-month comparative study.

Purpose: To assess the IOP-lowering effect of adding a mattress suture (Ahmed's suture) to non-penetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS), in patients with open angle glaucoma over a 12-month follow-up period.

Methods: This is a randomized controlled study comparing 52 eyes with a sub-flap Ahmed's suture modified NPDS (group A) and 51 with a conventional NPDS (group B). Success of surgery was categorized as complete success if the IOP remained between 6 and 18 mmHg without medications and as qualified if topical medications were required.

Don't overlook flank pain in apparently asymptomatic COVID-19 cases: A case report and literature review.

An outbreak of novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, which was later declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. It is a life-threatening contagious infection with infected patients usually presenting with respiratory tract symptoms, although the disease can affect other multiple organs. Coronavirus disease-2019 infection is a hypercoagulable state associated with serious thrombotic complications, particularly in critically ill patients.

Combined nasal goniotomy - temporal trabeculotomy (NGTT) for circumferential angle surgery in primary congenital glaucoma.

Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of combining nasal goniotomy with temporal trabeculotomy in the management of primary congenital glaucoma.

Design: Case series.

Methods: Fifteen eyes of eleven children (3-12 months old at presentation) were enrolled in this study after the establishment of PCG diagnosis based on the criteria placed by the World Glaucoma Association.

Influence of dietary supplementation of clove and rosemary essential oils or their combination on growth performance, immunity status, and blood antioxidant of growing rabbits.

This study aimed to assess the dietary effects of rosemary and clove essential oils separately and in combination on the growth performance; immunological, hematological, and physiological responses; and antioxidant status of growing rabbits. One hundred forty-four of 42-day-old growing V-line rabbits (both sexes with initial live body weights of 765 ± 6 g) were randomly allocated into four treatment groups of 36 rabbits each. Each group was further sub-divided into 12 replicates of 3 rabbits in a completely randomized design.

Optical coherence tomography angiography in juvenile open angle glaucoma: correlation between structure and perfusion.

Purpose: Juvenile open angle glaucoma (JOAG) is a type of glaucoma that occurs in patients younger than 40 years. Only a few studies have assessed vascular perfusion in JOAG and correlated it with structural damage. The aim of this study is to investigate vascular perfusion in JOAG by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and correlate it with structural damage, represented by retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thinning.

Juvenile Open-angle Glaucoma With Waardenburg Syndrome: A Case Report.

Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a genetic disorder resulting in anomalies of derivatives of neural crest cells during development. Patients tend to have variable degrees of pigmentary defects affecting skin, hair, and irides in addition to hearing loss and possible systemic neurological associations. Elevation of the intraocular pressure has been reported in several adult patients with WS.

Sub-flap Mattress Suture With Deep Sclerectomy: A Novel Step.

The study was a prospective interventional clinical trial enrolling 29 eyes from 20 patients with uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma to evaluate the effect of adding a novel simple economical step to nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy. We obtained an additional 12.5% reduction in the intraocular pressure compared with the standard surgery.

Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome (CHAOS): No Intervention, No Survival-A Case Report and Literature Review.

Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) is complete or partial obstruction of the fetal upper airway. CHAOS is a rare and fatal condition if no perinatal intervention is done. Antenatal sonographic imaging has typical findings that can help in an early diagnosis, which is important in deciding elective termination of the pregnancy or successful planning of appropriate perinatal management.

Management Of Glaucoma In Developing Countries: Challenges And Opportunities For Improvement.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the developed and developing world. Not only is the clinical impact of this disease considerable, but associated economic and humanistic burdens - affecting patients, caregivers, and society - are substantial. Since glaucoma is an age-related disorder and populations in many developing countries are aging at a faster pace than in the developed world, increasing attention is being focused on ways to ameliorate the burdens of illness.

Comparative analysis for optimizing the modified release tacrolimus (Advagraf) after kidney transplantation: A prospective randomized trial.

Immunosuppression management in clinical transplantation aims to balance delivery of efficacy against adverse reactions using therapeutic drug monitoring. Adherence to posttransplant immunosuppressive medications and minimizing variability in drug exposure are important considerations in preventing rejection and maximizing overall transplant outcomes. The availability of once-daily tacrolimus may add a potential benefit by simplifying immunosuppressive regimens, though improving compliance among transplant recipients.

Efficacy and safety of using topical cyclosporine A for treatment of moderate to severe dry eye disease.

Objective: To investigate and evaluate the efficacy and safety of topical cyclosporine A for treatment of moderate to severe dry eye disease.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective study of patients with moderate to severe dry eye syndrome were recruited. All cases were selected from patients attending the ophthalmic outpatient clinic of Research institute of ophthalmology.

Micropulse Versus Continuous Wave Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Refractory Pediatric Glaucoma.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of micropulse cyclophotocoagulation (MP-CPC) and transscleral continuous wave cyclophotocoagulation (CW-CPC) for the treatment of refractory glaucoma in the pediatric age group.

Methods: This prospective study included 45 eyes of 36 children requiring transscleral cyclophotocoagulation, in the period spanning from September 2016 to August 2017, using micropulse (MP-CPC) or continuous wave (CW-CPC) modes. The intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction, success rates, and complications were compared for both groups.

Sutureless Deep Sclerectomy: A Preliminary Report.

This study describes a modification of deep sclerectomy, making it completely sutureless, with a 6-month follow-up period. This was a prospective pilot phase that included 24 eyes of 16 patients, 13 male individuals and 3 female individuals, with medically uncontrolled open-angle glaucomas despite maximally tolerated medical therapy. After excising the deep flap, no sutures are added to the superficial scleral flap or to the conjunctiva.

A New Ultrasound Biomicroscopic Sign seen after Deep Sclerectomy (Dolphin Head Sign).

Purpose: To describe a new ultrasound biomicroscopic (UBM) sign seen in patients who underwent deep sclerectomy (DS) as a surgical procedure for the management of uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). The presence of this sign in ultrasound biomicroscopy is suggested to be an indicator of successful surgery. We would like to name this sign as the "dolphin head sign.

CspE is Overproduced by Temperature Downshift in the Acinetobacter johnsonii DBP-3.

The denitrifying bacterium Acinetobacter johnsonii strain DBP-3 which was capable of removing phosphate, nitrate, and ammoniacal salt is psychrotolerant, whereas, the cold shock response mechanisms or the cold shock proteins (Csps) was unclear. In this article, the optimal growth temperature (25 °C) and cold shock temperature (7.5 °C) were determined firstly by an Arrhenius plot of the growth of the strain DBP-3.