Publications by authors named "Samer Abdo Al-Wesabi"

Purpose: To evaluate and compare different surgical approaches for the treatment of Helveston syndrome and provide further information for preoperative planning.

Methods: From February 2008 to December 2018, data of 52 patients with Helveston syndrome were retrospectively reviewed. Different surgical approaches were selected based on the extent of A-pattern exotropia, dissociated vertical deviation (DVD), and both superior oblique muscle overaction (SOOA) with fundus photograph intorsion.

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Background: Tobacco use among university students remains the most alarming problem worldwide. This study aims to systematically review the previous literature for determining the prevalence of smoking (cigarette and waterpipe) among university students in some Arab countries.

Methods: We electronically searched articles from MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar and Google for the period from April 2018 to June 2019.

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between blood reflux in Schlemm's canal (SC) and the decrease of intraocular pressure (IOP) after selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). To verify this, 35 eyes from 25 POAG patients were enrolled. All eyes underwent 360° whole-circle gonioscopy via a three-mirror lens, prior to undergoing 360° SLT.

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The aim of this study was to determine whether differences exist in oxygen supply to the optic nerve head (ONH) from the retinal and choroidal vascular layers in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) using multispectral imaging (MSI).This ia an observational, cross-sectional study.Multispectral images were acquired from 38 eyes of 19 patients with POAG, and 42 healthy eyes from 21 matched volunteers with Annidis' RHA multispectral digital ophthalmoscopy.

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