Publications by authors named "Humoud AlOtaibi"

Article Synopsis
  • - Acute dacryocystitis due to Sphingomonas Paucimobilis is rare, especially in immunocompetent patients, and its occurrence alongside mixed pathogens has not been previously documented.
  • - A middle-aged, healthy female patient with nasolacrimal duct obstruction presented with symptoms of acute dacryocystitis but showed no improvement on initial antibiotic treatment.
  • - After lab cultures revealed Sphingomonas Paucimobilis as a pathogen, the treatment was switched to Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole, leading to improvement in the patient's condition by the second follow-up.
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Purpose: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia is an uncommon chronic inflammatory condition of unknown etiology. Orbital and adnexal involvement findings are variable and often nonspecific.

Methods And Result: We report six patients with angiolymphoid hyperplasia of the orbit, their clinical and histopathological characteristics, and a review of previously published literature with this diagnosis between 1980 and 2021.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the antibiotic resistance in ocular samples over a 16-year period.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2003-2019). The study included corneal and conjunctival swabs and aqueous and vitreous samples.

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Oncocytoma of the lacrimal sac is an extremely rare tumor. In this report, we present the case of an 82-year-old woman who presented with swelling in the region of the lacrimal sac. Systemic examination and ophthalmic examination of both eyes were unremarkable.

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Objective: The Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (AADI) has the potential advantages of less encapsulation and greater cost-effectiveness than the Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV). The aim of this study was to compare the surgical success and outcomes of the AADI compared to the AGV in Middle-Eastern children.

Methods: A comparative retrospective study of consecutive paediatric patients in a tertiary eye hospital was undertaken.

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: Netarsudil and latanoprost ophthalmic solution (0.02%/0.005%) is indicated for intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) or ocular hypertension (OHTN).

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Purpose: We studied the validity, usefulness, and relative cost to detect diabetic retinopathy (DR) and sight-threatening DR (STDR) by using a hand-held electrophysiologic tool compared to digital fundus photography.

Method: Patients with diabetes attending the screening unit of King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were evaluated by "RET", Amsler grid, and digital dilated fundus photography. Fundus images were evaluated by a retina specialist to determine grade of DR.

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A 25-year-old Syrian male with a previous episode of Stevens-Johnson syndrome with bilateral corneal cicatrization previously underwent surgery for Type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis (K-Pro). Sixteen months after the K-Pro surgery, the patient presented with decreased vision to hand motion and microbial keratitis of the graft around the K-Pro with purulent discharge. Corneal scrapings were nonrevealing.

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Unlabelled: To report novel mutations in two Saudi children with clinical features of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and Alström syndrome.

Case Reports: Case 1 was a child with phenotypic features of LCA including oculodigital sign, bilateral enophthalmos, nystagmus, pale disc, and retinal changes. Direct sequencing of the coding sequence of GUCY2D revealed a missense mutation affecting highly conserved position (c.

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