Bacterial Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bacterial Keratitis at a Tertiary Hospital in Riyadh.

Background: The most common cause of ocular infections worldwide is bacteria; therefore, bacterial keratitis requires rapid and proper intervention because it is a major cause of loss of vision and ocular morbidity. Resistance studies have found increases in the resistance to ciprofloxacin, cefazolin, and gentamicin in bacterial keratitis cases that are caused by gram-positive organisms.

Aim: To identify the common predisposing factors, causative organisms, and antibiotic profile of bacterial keratitis (BK) in a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Manifestations of ocular rosacea in females with dark skin types.

Background: Current knowledge about ocular rosacea in dark skin individuals is lacking. The prevalence of ocular rosacea varies considerably among studies and is probably higher than previously presumed.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of ocular rosacea among dark skinned female patients, compare it with fair skinned, and to correlate the severity of cutaneous disease with ocular findings.

Glaucoma After Open-globe Injury at a Tertiary Care University Hospital: Cumulative Causes and Management.

Purpose: To investigate causes and treatment modalities of traumatic glaucoma after open-globe injury (OGI).

Materials And Methods: The medical records of all patients with postrepair follow-up of OGI at a tertiary care university hospital from January 1996 to December 2010 were reviewed. These patients had persistent elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) of >21 mm Hg at 2 consecutive visits, with or without optic disc damages.

Glaucoma after open globe injury at a tertiary care university hospital in Central Saudi Arabia. Cumulative incidence and risk factors.

Objective: To investigate the incidence and risk factors of glaucoma after open globe injury (OGI).

Methods: The medical records of all patients admitted with the diagnosis of OGI at the Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and had undergone primary repair from January 1996 to December 2011 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: For the 15-year study period, 775 patients who underwent repair of an OGI were identified.

Self-repositioned intraocular lens in a vitrectomized eye.

A 40-year-old man had phacoemulsification through microincisions with placement of a foldable single-piece acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) (Acri. Smart 48S, Acri.Tech) in a previously vitrectomized eye, and the IOL sank into the vitreous space through a capsule tear.

A study of bacterial isolates from corneal specimens and their antibiotic resistance profile.

Objective: We aim to examine the spectrum of bacteria causing corneal infections and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns. This will serve as a guideline for empiric therapy of corneal infections.

Methods: We conducted the study over a period of 18 months from March 2001 through December 2002 in King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.