Publications by authors named "Kirtida Shah"
Objective: To describe differences in axial length scan (A-scan) and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) parameters in eyes with exfoliation syndrome (XFS) and occludable angles (XFSOc), XFS and open angles (XFSOp), and eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).
Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Participants: Seventy-two eyes of 72 patients (mostly Caucasians) were identified through glaucoma clinics at the University of Ottawa;19 eyes had XFSOc, 31 eyes XFSOp, and 22 eyes POAG.
Background: To determine the iatrogenic risk factors for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Methods: The case-control study included 120 patients with CMV retinitis and 159 patients without CMV retinitis, all of whom had AIDS and CD4 counts less than 50 cells/microL at the time of diagnosis of retinitis or at the defined corresponding date in the controls. Iatrogenic risk factors studied were corticosteroid use, treatment with chemotherapy, treatment with radiotherapy, and blood transfusions.
Background: Very few studies have investigated risk factors for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. Identifying these risk factors will have many benefits, including helping establish screening regimens, examination frequency regimens, and targeted prophylaxis with oral therapy with valganciclovir or other anti-CMV agents. The purpose of this study was to determine the laboratory-based risk factors for CMV retinitis in patients with AIDS.
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- The study aimed to identify clinical risk factors for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS patients by comparing 120 diagnosed cases with 159 controls.
- Key significant predictors included visual symptoms like flashing lights (OR 11.42), the presence of cotton-wool spots (OR 2.90), and a history of opportunistic infections, particularly previous nonocular CMV infection (OR 82.99).
- The findings can help clinicians and health policy experts create effective screening and examination protocols to manage the risk of CMV retinitis in affected patients.