Publications by authors named "E Kazi"
Purpose: To determine the postoperative en face OCT pattern of closure in idiopathic macular holes (MHs).
Design: Retrospective, multicentric, observational study.
Participants: Patients aged > 18 years with a diagnosis of idiopathic MH, with well documented en face OCT images.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze metabolic issues in patients taking topiramate and how these issues may change after stopping the drug.
- A review of medical records identified 93 patients; results showed that while on topiramate, patients had lower citrate levels and higher urinary pH, increasing their risk for calcium phosphate stones.
- After discontinuing topiramate, patients showed significant improvements in citrate excretion and normalization of pH, indicating that these metabolic disturbances can reverse once the medication is stopped.
Objective: Meningiomas that arise primarily within the cavernous sinus are often believed to be more indolent in their growth pattern. Despite this perceived growth pattern, disabling symptoms can arise even with small tumors. While research has been done on cavernous sinus meningiomas (CSMs) and their treatment, very little is known about their natural growth rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColorectal cancer is one of the more common forms of cancer in South Asian men and women. Despite the rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) in South Asians, the CRC screening rates remain low in South Asians and Muslims compared with those in Whites and other ethnic minorities in the USA. Religious and cultural barriers have been examined in relation to other types of cancer such as breast and cervical cancers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColorectal Cancer Screening Among South Asians: Focus Group Findings on Attitudes, Knowledge, Barriers and Facilitators.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
September 2019
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates are low among South Asians. Understanding barriers and facilitators about CRC screening among South Asians may inform effective messaging and interventions.
Methods: We conducted eight focus groups (FGs) among South Asians to gather contextual information about CRC causes, screening barriers and facilitators, and cultural factors affecting screening.