Management of Diabetic Macular Edema: Guidelines from the Emirates Society of Ophthalmology.

In the United Arab Emirates, retinopathy has been shown to be present in 19% of the diabetic population, with diabetes identified in up to 40% of individuals aged over 55 years. Despite the prevalence of diabetic retinal diseases, there are no unified national guidelines on the management of diabetic macular edema (DME). These published guidelines are based on evidence taken from the literature and published trials of therapies, and consensus opinion of a representative expert panel with an interest in this condition, convened by the Emirates Society of Ophthalmology.

Clinical Characteristics and Treatment of 308 Panuveitis Patients over 10 Years: Results from the KKESH Uveitis Survey Study Group.

: To describe the clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of panuveitis over a 10-year period.: Data were collected on panuveitis etiology, treatment, surgery and change in vision.: Overall, 308 patients (594 eyes) were evaluated, 54.

Patterns of Uveitis in a Tertiary Care Referral Institute in Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: To present the pattern, causes and complications of uveitis in one of the tertiary eye centers in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: In this retrospective study, clinical records of randomly selected cases of uveitis attending the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia, from 2001 to 2010, were reviewed.

Results: Our series included 888 out of 1286 cases of uveitis.

Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography findings in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy suggest a type 1 neovascular growth pattern.

Purpose: To report spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV).

Patients And Methods: Seventeen eyes of 15 consecutive patients diagnosed with PCV based on typical clinical and angiographic findings were imaged with macular SD-OCT including line scans passing through the polyps.

Results: SD-OCT findings included typical and atypical retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) detachments and subretinal and intraretinal fluid in all eyes.

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography predictors of visual outcome in diabetic cystoid macular edema after bevacizumab injection.

Purpose: To study prognostic spectral domain optical coherence tomography parameters in diabetic cystoid macular edema after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study included 49 eyes with the new onset diabetic cystoid macular edema that had to have a macular spectral domain optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography at presentation. The baseline optical coherence tomography scans were analyzed for variables indicative of the extent of retinal involvement by the cystoid change and its location about the center.

Diabetic macular edema: new trends in management.

The treatment of diabetic macular edema may be evolving from a laser ablative approach into a pharmacotherapeutic approach. The exponential growth that has occurred over the past decade in the retinal pharmacotherapy field has led to the development of several pharmacotherapies for retinal vascular diseases such as diabetic macular edema. Many of these agents, in the form of intravitreal injections or sustained delivery devices, have already undergone clinical trial testing for safety and efficacy and many others are currently being similarly evaluated.

Idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis: a current review.

Idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis (IJFT), also known as parafoveal telangiectasis or idiopathic macular telangiectasia, refers to a heterogeneous group of well-recognized clinical entities characterized by telangiectatic alterations of the juxtafoveolar capillary network of one or both eyes, but which differ in appearance, presumed pathogenesis, and management strategies. Classically, three groups of IJFT are identified. Group I is unilateral easily visible telangiectasis occurring predominantly in males, and causing visual loss as a result of macular edema.

Neovascular glaucoma at king khaled eye specialist hospital - etiologic considerations.

Background: Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a severe form of secondary glaucoma caused by the growth of new vessels over the trabecular meshwork. The principal causes are associated with retinal ischemia. Ablative treatment of the retina can prevent, halt, and even reverse the growth of new vessels on the iris and angle.

Binocular diplopia following vision restoration in patients with keratoconus and sensory strabismus.

Purpose: To report the phenomenon of newly-noted binocular diplopia following vision improvement in patients with sensory strabismus secondary to keratoconus, and to document the effect of strabismus surgery on this diplopia.

Methods: Retrospective institutional case series [1982--2005] of records coded with keratoconus and strabismus. Keratoconus patients with visual acuity that could not be improved, childhood strabismus, known reason for acquired strabismus (other than decreased vision from kerataconus), decreased vision from other ocular disease, monocular diplopia, failure of strabismus surgery, and/or less than six months follow-up after strabismus surgery were excluded.