Publications by authors named "Tahira Y Malik"

Objective: To compare risk factors and progression free survival of type 1 & 2 endometrial cancers.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 149 patients with early stage endometrial carcinoma treated between 1997 and 2012 in Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi was performed.

Results: A total of 149 patients were analyzed.

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Unlabelled: We performed a prospective, randomized trial assessing the "remaining" volume of anesthetic solution that stays within the sub-Tenon's space after administration of 2 different volumes: 3 mL and 5 mL. The remaining volume correlated with motor block (r = 0.72; P < 0.

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Purpose: To compare the effect of volume used in sub-Tenon's anaesthesia on efficacy and intraocular pressure (IOP).

Methods: A prospective, randomised clinical trial was conducted on 52 eyes of 52 consecutive patients undergoing sub-Tenon's anaesthetic for cataract surgery. Eyes were randomly assigned to either 3 mL or 5 mL volume of anaesthetic solution (0.

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Purpose: To assess the changes in pachymetry after routine corneal and scleral tunnel phacoemulsification.

Setting: Discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Method: This prospective study comprised 174 eyes of 174 consecutive patients having uneventful, small-incision, sutureless, phacoemulsification cataract surgery; 124 patients had a clear corneal incision and 50, a superior scleral tunnel incision.

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Aim: To prospectively assess cataract surgery in a major New Zealand public hospital by defining presenting clinical parameters and surgical and clinical outcomes in a cohort of subjects just below threshold for treatment, based upon a points based prioritisation system.

Methods: The prospective observational study comprised 488 eyes of 480 subjects undergoing consecutive cataract operations at Auckland Hospital. All subjects underwent extensive ophthalmic examination before and after surgery.

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