Pattern of Uveitis at a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and Comparison with Local Literature.

Purpose: To explore the patterns of uveitis in a main ophthalmic referral center in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of uveitis cases was conducted in a tertiary eye hospital for five years. In addition, a comprehensive review of Saudi publications about uveitis patterns in the literature.

Ocular toxoplasmosis related macular traction: A case report and review of the literature.

This is a case of toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis which has resulted in the formation of vitreomacular traction upon resolution which is rarely associated with ocular toxoplasmosis. A 39-year-old male came with an active toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis. Best-corrected visual acuity, full ophthalmic slitlamp examination, colour fundus photography, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), and fluorescein angiography were performed.

Vitiligo in association with vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic allergic inflammation of ocular surface involving the tarsal and/or bulbar conjunctiva. Signs of VKC are confined to the conjunctiva and cornea. The skin of the lid remains uninvolved.

Idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis: a current review.

Idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis (IJFT), also known as parafoveal telangiectasis or idiopathic macular telangiectasia, refers to a heterogeneous group of well-recognized clinical entities characterized by telangiectatic alterations of the juxtafoveolar capillary network of one or both eyes, but which differ in appearance, presumed pathogenesis, and management strategies. Classically, three groups of IJFT are identified. Group I is unilateral easily visible telangiectasis occurring predominantly in males, and causing visual loss as a result of macular edema.

Role of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) injected at the end of diabetic vitrectomy in preventing postoperative recurrent vitreous hemorrhage.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of bevacizumab (Avastin), an antivascular endothelial growth factor agent, injected at the end of surgery for preventing postoperative recurrent vitreous hemorrhage in patients undergoing vitrectomy for diabetic eye disease.

Methods: This was a retrospective, comparative, and nonrandomized study on a consecutive series of patients who underwent vitrectomy for diabetic eye disease. Recurrence of postoperative vitreous hemorrhage was compared in patients with and without intravitreal 1.

Pediatric retinal detachment in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: experience of a tertiary care hospital.

Background And Objectives: Because no previous studies have addressed the issue, we describe clinical characteristics and surgical outcome of patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in a pediatric population of the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of all consecutive cases of pediatric RRD (0-18 years) patients presenting at Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, a tertiary care hospital, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia over a period of 3 years.

Results: Twenty patients were included in the study, accounting for 9.