Publications by authors named "Mohamed A Awwad"
Background: Glaucoma is a degenerative optic neuropathy that causes anatomical and functional visual impairment.
Aim And Objectives: This investigation's primary goal was to perform a qualitative and quantitative assessment of macular and peripapillary vessels to detect the impairment of blood flow in glaucomatous patients with or without myopia which can affect the prognosis of glaucoma and visual field.
Subjects And Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional, observational research was performed for glaucomatous patients with and without myopia who attend the outpatient clinic at the ophthalmology department, at Benha University.
Objective: To assess the effect of peribulbar anesthesia on retinal microvasculature in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients undergoing cataract surgery using OCT Angiography.
Participants: Forty-nine patients undergoing cataract surgery were divided into two groups. Group I included patients with no history of glaucoma, while group II included patients previously diagnosed as POAG with controlled IOP.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic affected glaucoma patient adherence to medication and follow-up visits in the Nile Delta region of Egypt, comparing patient records from two different years (2019-2020 vs. 2020-2021).
- - Results showed a significant drop in new diagnoses and regular follow-ups, with a notable increase in uncontrolled glaucoma cases and a decrease in the number of patients adhering to their treatment after the pandemic hit.
- - The research concluded that financial issues were the primary reason for non-compliance (21.5%), followed by comorbidities, lockdown restrictions, and transportation challenges; it emphasized the need for telemedicine, better patient education, and enhanced glaucoma care services. *
Purpose: To present outcomes of surgical management of primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) in children less than one year of age in a population based at the Nile Delta.
Methods: A retrospective review of medical records of patients with PCG less than one year of age at presentation who underwent surgical intervention in a tertiary care facility based at the Nile Delta. All patients underwent measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP), horizontal corneal diameter (HCD), cup-to-disc ratio (CDR) before and after surgery and a minimum of 6 months follow up was required.
Background: Superior rectus muscle transposition (SRT) is one of the proposed transposition techniques in the management of defective ocular abduction secondary to chronic sixth nerve palsy and esotropic Duane retraction syndrome (Eso-DRS). The aim of the current study is to report the outcomes of augmented SRT in treatment of Eso-DRS and chronic sixth nerve palsy.
Methods: a retrospective review of medical records of patients with Eso-DRS and complete chronic sixth nerve palsy who were treated by augmented full tendon SRT combined with medial rectus recession (MRc) when intraoperative forced duction test yielded a significant contracture.
Suspect has been directed towards some direct acting antivirals (DAAs) due to their reported association with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. The mechanisms behind HCC development, following CHC treatment, were not well understood and may be linked to genetic variabilities in different patients which affect several cytokine productions involved in angiogenesis and inflammation. Of these variabilities, is the genetic polymorphisms in the interleukin-17 (IL-17) A receptor gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To determine characteristics and management of consecutive or recurrent strabismus secondary to stretched scar.
Methods: This is a retrospective review of all patients diagnosed with late secondary consecutive or recurrent strabismus due to stretched scar from 2012 to 2017. The diagnosis of stretched scar was made in any case of late (≥ 1 month) consecutive or recurrent strabismus associated with underaction of the previously operated muscle.