Assessment of the Level of Knowledge and Awareness of the Risk of Chronic Use of Steroids in Causing Cataracts Among the General Population in the Western Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA): A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background/aim: Cataracts consequence blindness to burden and impose health and economic burdens on communities. Steroid-induced cataracts have scarcely been highlighted in previous literature, creating a demand for reinvestigating this issue among the general population of western Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022 using an online survey distributed among the target participants via social media platforms.

Ocular Chemical Injuries in Western Saudi Arabia: A Study of the Public's Level of Knowledge and Experience.

Background: Chemical burns are potentially blinding eye injuries and are serious ocular emergencies that necessitate prompt evaluation and treatment.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and experience of the current practice of ocular chemical injuries among the general population in western Saudi Arabia.

Methods: An electronic self-administrated structured survey was distributed among citizens using social media channels in November 2022.

Efficacy of Pneumatic Retinopexy in Treating Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah, Saudi Arabia - A retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to present the clinical presentation and short-term outcomes of uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment managed by pneumatic retinopexy at a tertiary eye hospital in western Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: This one-armed retrospective cohort study evaluated selected cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment managed by pneumatic retinopexy between 2017 and 2018. Data were collected on patient demographics, preoperative ophthalmic assessment, surgical details, follow up at six months postoperatively, complications and the need for additional surgery.

Correlation of Central Macular Thickness and the Best-Corrected Visual Acuity in Three Months After Cataract Surgery by Phacoemulsification and With Intraocular Lens Implantation.

Purpose To estimate the incidence of central macular edema (CME) following cataract surgery and to correlate the central macular thickness (CMT) to the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Methods This cohort study in 2018-2019 included cataract grades I and II. They were operated by phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation.

Dermatologists' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Dry Eye Disease, Refractive Surgery, and Contact Lenses When Prescribing Isotretinoin in Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: This study assesses the knowledge and attitudes of dermatologists in Saudi Arabia with regard to dry eye disease, refractive surgery, and contact lenses when prescribing isotretinoin.

Methods: A total of 150 dermatologists from major cities in Saudi Arabia were included in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected through a consent interview questionnaire.

Corneal parameters 18 Months following collagen cross-linkage treatment (CXL) for keratoconus in western Saudi Arabia: A prospective cohort study.

Introduction: keratoconus is a common disease in the general population, with prevalence ranging up to 200 per 100 000 with a reported increase in Saudi Arabia. Collagen Cross-Linkage is now an established treatment in isolation and in conjunction with other modalities for managing keratoconus. Our aim is to evaluate using a cohort study the impact of the treatment over a course of 18 months.

Prevalence and causative agents of allergic conjunctivitis and its determinants in adult citizens of Western Saudi Arabia: A survey.

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis (AC) and its related allergic ailments among Saudi adults in the western region.

Methods: Adult population of Taif, Makkah, and Jeddah cities was surveyed from 2017 to June 2018. Subjective questionnaire was used to collect the response.

Prevalence and Determinants of Color Vision Defects among Preparatory University Students at Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: To estimate the magnitude and determinants of color vision defects (CVD) among preparatory health science students.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2017. Participants were assessed using 24-plate Ishihara's Test of Color Vision chart.

Long-term use of 0.003% tacrolimus suspension for treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 0.003% tacrolimus suspension for the treatment of refractory vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).

Materials And Methods: This prospective study included 40 eyes of 20 patients with severe VKC.

Endoscopic anatomy of the lacrimal sac for dacryocystorhinostomy. A cadaveric study.

To assist the endoscopic localization of the lacrimal sac (LS)  relative to nearby landmarks. Methods: This is a descriptive prospective anatomical study. Sixteen lateral nasal walls were dissected endoscopically to identify and localize the LS between October and November 2015.