Publications by authors named "M Khalafallah"
Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in eyes of African (AD) and European descent (ED).
Design: Comparative diagnostic accuracy analysis by race.
Participants: 379 healthy eyes (125 AD and 254 ED) and 442 glaucomatous eyes (226 AD and 216 ED) from the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study and the African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the significance of visualizing the pterygomandibular raphae (PMR) while attaching the palatopharyngeous muscle (PPM) during surgeries for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
- Conducted as a randomized controlled trial, the research compared two groups of OSA patients: one where the PMR was visualized during surgical procedures and another where it was not, finding no significant difference in surgical outcomes between the two groups.
- While fixation of PPM to the PMR under direct vision didn't significantly improve results, it may enhance surgical efficiency and lower the risk of complications, acknowledging that some patients may not have a visible PMR
Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in eyes of African (AD) and European descent (ED).
Design: Comparative diagnostic accuracy analysis by race.
Participants: 379 healthy eyes (125 AD and 254 ED) and 442 glaucomatous eyes (226 AD and 216 ED) from the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study and the African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study.
Myopia is an independent risk factor for glaucoma, but the link between both conditions remains unknown. Both conditions induce connective tissue remodeling at the optic nerve head (ONH), including the peripapillary tissues. The purpose of this study was to investigate the thickness changes of the peripapillary tissues during experimental high myopia development in juvenile tree shrews.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate lacrimal gland malignancies' incidence and survival rates in the USA between 1995 and 2018.
Methods: Incidence and survival data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries of lacrimal gland malignancies between 1996 and 2018 were extracted and analyzed.
Results: This study analyzed data pertaining to 3620 patients (females 56.