Assessment of tear film parameters post-treatment with commercial eyelid cleaning wipes: a pilot study.

Aim: To investigate the short-term effects of commercially available eyelid-cleaning wipes on film parameters.

Methods: This study enrolled 48 healthy participants aged 20-35y (both males and females). Clinical assessment included the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, non-invasive tear break-up time (NITBUT), tear meniscus height (TMH), and lipid layer pattern (LLP).

Choroidal thickness measurements in young Saudi adult population: a cross-sectional study.

Aim: To determine the choroidal thickness (CT) in young healthy Saudi adults using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with an automated CT segmentation software.

Methods: Fifty-eight young adults (total of 116 eyes), 39 males and 19 females participated in this study between the ages of 18 and 38y (mean 22.65±3.

Perspectives and clinical practices of optometrists in Saudi Arabia concerning myopia in children.

Aim: To investigate the practice patterns of optometrists in Saudi Arabia regarding myopia management.

Methods: An internet-based survey was distributed to all practicing optometrists in Saudi Arabia (=1886). The survey contained questions related to 1) demographics, 2) knowledge about myopia and its associated complications, 3) current clinical care, 4) type and frequency of myopia treatment prescribed, and 5) potential barriers limiting treatment adoption.

Within-day changes in luminal, stromal choroidal thickness, and choroidal vascularity index in healthy adults.

Purpose: To investigate topographical and within-day changes in the choroidal vascularity index and its association with choroidal thickness parameters (total, luminal, and stromal thickness) among young adults.

Methods: : Choroidal thickness and vascularity index were measured in 28 healthy young adults (age mean ± standard deviation [SD]: 25 ± 3.0) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.