Publications by authors named "Danah Albreiki"
Objective: In this study we aim to determine seasonal patterns underlying optic neuritis (ON) onset that may provide valuable epidemiologic information and help delineate causative or protective factors.
Design: Single-centre retrospective chart review.
Methods: A database search of centralized electronic health records was completed using diagnostic codes employed at the Ottawa Eye Institute for data collection.
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- Acute annular outer retinopathy (AAOR) is a rare eye condition that has been documented in a limited number of cases, with this report being the first involving a patient with invasive ductal breast carcinoma.
- The patient experienced visual symptoms like photopsias and loss of vision three weeks before being diagnosed with breast cancer, with imaging revealing distinct changes in the retina, including an outer annular white ring and RPE atrophy.
- This case enhances the understanding of AAOR’s features, progression, and relationship with other health conditions, contributing valuable data to the existing medical literature.
Increased intracranial pressure is the most common cause of papilledema. Multiple etiologies such as cerebral edema, hydrocephalus, space occupying lesions, infection, and idiopathic intracranial hypertension among others should be considered. Imaging plays a critical role in the detection of pathologies that can cause papilledema.
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- * A variety of ophthalmic PAEs have been documented, including serious issues like uveitis and optic neuritis, which can occur during treatment with these medications.
- * One case highlighted involved a patient who experienced acute orbital apex syndrome and vision loss after receiving infliximab, emphasizing the need for doctors to recognize this potential risk and respond quickly with high doses of intravenous corticosteroids.
Subjective intermittent colour vision loss as the initial presentation of chronic myeloid leukemia.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
September 2020
Purpose: To report a case of subjective intermittent loss of bilateral colour vision and episodic white-out vision in a patient with undiagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
Observations: A patient initially diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy presented with a chief complaint of subjective intermittent loss of colour vision in both eyes, as well as intermittent bilateral white-out vision. These symptoms previously went uninvestigated until a thorough history revealed concurrent constitutional symptoms including recent night sweats and fevers.
Objective: Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is the gold standard for confirming the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) when positive. However, the clinical significance of healed/healing (HH) arterial injury on TAB is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical significance of this finding on TAB by determining its association with seromarkers typically predictive of GCA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalignant melanoma of the conjunctiva is a relatively infrequent neoplasm that can be associated with significant morbidity and cause diagnostic difficulty to both the ophthalmologist and pathologist. We herein describe the first reported case in North American and European databases of a rare variant-signet ring cell melanoma - arising in the background of primary acquired melanosis (PAM) and use this case as a review of important diagnostic and therapeutic considerations when faced with this condition.
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