Publications by authors named "Renad K Althomali"

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  • A case study of a 26-year-old woman is presented, who developed extensive pulmonary embolism after receiving the Pfizer-BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine, despite having no known risk factors for thromboembolism.
  • The patient was treated with enoxaparin and Altaplase, showed improvement, and was later discharged on Apixaban; her follow-up thrombophilia screen was negative, emphasizing the need for ongoing surveillance and quick intervention for rare vaccine-related complications.
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Background Presbyopia is a physiological condition arising due to the loss of accommodation within the crystalline lens. One of the most widely accepted theories of the mechanism of accommodation was that in response to ciliary muscle contraction, the crystalline lens thickness increases, the lens diameter decreases, and both the anterior and posterior curvature of the lens increase, resulting in an increase in lenticular power therefore, accommodation. A contrasting theory suggests that ciliary muscle contraction leads to a selective increase in equatorial zonular tension, with the lens equator moving toward the sclera and the equatorial diameter of the lens increasing.

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