Publications by authors named "Amjad Ameen Saifaldein"

Purpose: To investigate the prognostic value of pretreatment indocyanine green angiographic (ICGA) features in initial-onset acute uveitis associated with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 84 patients (168 eyes). Main outcome measures were final visual acuity, development of 'sunset glow fundus' (SGF) and progression to chronic recurrent evolution.

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Retinal periphlebitis is a subtype of retinal vasculitis affecting the retinal veins. We report a case of bilateral branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) associated with idiopathic retinal periphlebitis and complicated by subfoveal hemorrhage (SFH). An 18-year-old woman presented with best-corrected visual acuity of 20/20 in the right eye and 20/30 in the left eye.

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Purpose: To investigate the frequency, clinical findings and outcomes of occlusive retinal vasculitis in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Methods: A retrospective case series.

Results: During the period between January 2000 and December 2021, we identified 24 patients who were diagnosed to have uveitis associated with MS.

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Purpose: Gene therapy for RPE65 retinopathy has been recently approved. The purpose of this study was to assess retinal structure and function in 3 siblings presenting with late-stage RPE65 retinopathy and to assess the unmet need for such therapy in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Search of the retinal dystrophy registry at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital and clinical examination including multimodal retinal imaging, full-field electroretinography (ERG), dark adapted full-field stimulus sensitivity thresholds, and molecular genetic testing in 3 patients.

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