Publications by authors named "Ali S Al-Beishri"
Purpose: To identify the risk factors for glaucoma drainage device (GDD) exposure in children.
Design: Retrospective case-control study.
Methods: The study population comprised children (one eye each) who presented with a history of GDD exposure to a tertiary care eye hospital over the period January 2014 to January 2020.
Unlabelled: PRéCIS:: In this case-control study, female sex, and older age were risk factors for tube exposure; risk was related to the number of prior ocular surgeries and scleral patch graft (compared with pericardial graft) was found to protect against exposure.
Purpose: Identification of potential risk factors for glaucoma drainage device (GDD) exposure may help to prevent this potentially blinding complication. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible risk factors for GDD exposure in a tertiary eye care center in the Middle-East.