Medical Students' Perspectives Regarding the Use of a Slit-Lamp Smartphone Adapter for Clinical Slit-Lamp Photography.

Background This study aimed to investigate medical students' perspectives regarding the ease and utility of smartphone slit-lamp photography. Methodology In this prospective experimental study, fourth and fifth-year medical students who were in or had finished ophthalmology rotation were included to attempt slit-lamp smartphone anterior segment photography on adult patients after a brief hands-on instruction course. Each medical student attempted to record five supervised slit-lamp videos of the anterior segment of five patients using the described adapter and their own smartphone.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Vision and Eye Screening of Preschool Children Among Primary Health Center Staff in the Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia.

Purpose To study the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding vision and eye screening of preschool children among primary health center (PHC) staff in Qassim, Saudi Arabia.  Methods A survey of PHC staff was conducted in 2023. The questionnaire included knowledge (10), attitude (five), and practice (five)-related questions associated with preschool vision and eye screening.

Prevalence and Visual Consequences of Non-adherent Patients Receiving Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Injections at King Fahad Specialist Hospital (KFSH), Qassim Region.

Background: Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection treatment is a widely utilized therapy for various retinal diseases, including diabetic macular edema (DME). Therefore, the importance of compliance and follow-up should be discussed with the patient. There have been no studies conducted in the Qassim region to estimate the prevalence of patients missing their anti-VEGF appointments.

Knowledge and Practice of Primary Health Care Providers in the Management of Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and Gout in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia.

Introduction & Aim The most prevalent type of inflammatory arthritis is gout. It develops because of hyperuricemia, which makes monosodium urate (MSU) crystals accumulate in the joints. However, hyperuricemia does not always cause gout.

The Prevalence and Level of Awareness of Medication Overuse Headache in Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction Medication overuse headache (MOH) is a secondary headache caused by regular overuse of medication(s) intended to relieve (notably, not prevent) the symptoms of a pre-existing primary headache (most commonly, migraine and tension headaches). MOH places a considerable burden on both patients and society. Understandably, the disorder is the subject of many cross-sectional studies worldwide.