As recently as 30 years ago, macular holes were thought to be untreatable. Kelly and Wendel showed that this was not the case in 1991 when they published their pilot study on vitreous surgery for i ... Read More
Purpose: To determine the mean difference of central corneal thickness measurements by using ultrasound Pachymetry and oculus Wave light Occulyzer II. Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative stud ... Read More
Purpose: To study Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) related ocular manifestations in patients undergoing highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) in ... Read More
Purpose: To find out the frequency of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) antibody in the serum of people with established POAG. Study Design: Cross Sectional Study. Place & Duration of Study: LRBT Fre ... Read More
Purpose: To compare the effect of intracameral with sub-conjunctival injection of dexamethasone in preventing immediate postoperative inflammation after congenital cataract extraction. Study Design ... Read More
Purpose: To compare the post operative inflammatory pattern after phacoemulsification in patients receiving intra-cameral injection of ceftazidime and cefuroxime per-operatively for the prevention o ... Read More
Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of intralesional steroid injection versus surgical intervention (Incision and Curettage) in Primary Chalazion. Study Design: Prospective, comparative and ... Read More
Purpose: To study the effect of short-term use of oral contraceptive pills on intra-ocular pressures of women of childbearing age. Study Design: Observational case control study. Place and Duration ... Read More
Purpose: To study the effect of cyclosporine on pterygium recurrence after primary excision Study Design: Non randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in th ... Read More
Purpose: To determine the risk of ocular infections due to topical multi-dose anaesthetic eye drops in patients one month after opening the bottle. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Place and ... Read More
Purpose: To find the changes in tear film and ocular surface in patients with pterygium. Study Design: A descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Federal Government Services ... Read More
Purpose: To find the frequency and pathogenesis of post-operative aphakic glaucoma in children operated for congenital cataract at Mardan Medical Complex, Mardan, Pakistan. Study Design: Retrospect ... Read More
Mitomycin C is an alkylating agent with an anti-proliferative activity. Because of its potent anti-fibroblastic effect, it is used in multiple ocular surgical procedures where inhibition of prolifer ... Read More
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution." Albert Einstein. “Once a n ... Read More
Purpose: To Determine the Frequency of Dry Eyes in Type 1 Diabetics at Sindh Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Durational of Study: At S ... Read More
Purpose: To compare post-operative mean refractive error with SandersRetzlaff-Kraff/theoretical (SRK-T) and Holladay 1 formulae for intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in cataract patients with ... Read More
Purpose: To determine the frequency of ophthalmological disorders associated with headache. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in the outpati ... Read More
Purpose: To determine the efficacy of EMLA cream (Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics) in pain reduction while injecting botulinum toxin in patients with hemifacial spasm and blepharospasm. Study ... Read More
Purpose: To determine the incidence of primary open angle glaucoma in patients presenting with Retinal vein occlusion in tertiary care hospital. Study Design and Place of Study: Cross-sectional stud ... Read More
Purpose: To assess the success rate of retinal reattachment surgery in localized re-detachment in Silicon oil filled eyes which had previously undergone primary retinal detachment (RD) repair with p ... Read More
Purpose: To find the frequency of cataract and to study the relationship between cataract development and tobacco use. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Single day e ... Read More
Purpose: To find the frequency and characteristics of ocular trauma in a tertiary care hospital in Lodhran. Study design: Cross sectional study. Sampling Technique: Convenient non-probability sampl ... Read More
Purpose: To determine the frequency of Neurogenic Strabismus presenting at the Orthoptics Clinic in Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Malir Karachi. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Sampling Technique: ... Read More
Purpose: To assess the frequency of different eye morbidities in the patients presenting at a tertiary care Hospital in Peshawar. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: O ... Read More
Purpose: To evaluate the characteristics of thermosensitive hydrogel (Chitosan) drug delivery agent loaded with dexamethasone/chitosan which can be used in the treatment of macular edema and non inf ... Read More
Purpose: To measure the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in myopic and hyperopic eyes and to compare it with emmetropic control eyes by Optical Coherence Tomography. Study Design: Cross s ... Read More
Intravitreal injection of Bevacizumab for various retinal vascular disorders has become the mainstay of treatment. The injection of Bevacizumab is usually dispensed through local pharmacies after fo ... Read More
Population explosion, availability of life saving drugs and perusal of healthier life styles is leading to rising life expectancy worldwide. This indirectly translates to increasing prevalence of ... Read More
Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of pre-test/post-test model with posttest-only model in achieving the learning outcomes of a lecture of 45 minutes. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Stud ... Read More
Purpose: To assess efficacy and safety of argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) to lower intra ocular pressure (IOP) as adjunctive treatment in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients. Study Design ... Read More
Purpose: To determine frequency of post-operative macular edema in patients with diabetic retinopathy receiving peroperative Intravitreal bevacizumab, as compared to controls after phacoemulsificati ... Read More
Purpose: To compare the internal carotid artery intima-media thickness (CAIMT) in patients with ocular PEX and healthy controls and to show that ocular PEX may be related to atherosclerosis, or not. ... Read More
Purpose: To analyze the intra vitreal Anti VEGF complications observing different intravitreal injection protocols. Study Design: This is an open label, prospective, multicenter cohort study. Place ... Read More
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of intra-vitreal bevacizumab in macular edema caused by branch retinal vein occlusion. Study Design: Interrupted time series study. Place and Duration of Study: Depa ... Read More
Purpose: To determine the visual outcome of laser treatment and intra-vitreal Avastin (Bevacizumab) injection as mono-therapy or combined, in patients with Vision Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy (V ... Read More
Purpose: To compare the central macular thickness amongst diabetics with that of healthy population by using Optical Coherence Tomography. Study Design: Case control study. Place and Duration of St ... Read More
Purpose: To determine the Epidemiology of Ocular Trauma in a Tertiary Hospital Setting. Study Design: Cross-Sectional Study. Place and Duration of Study: Ophthalmology Department, DHQ Teaching Hos ... Read More
Purpose: To determine the frequency of cataract in diabetic verses non-diabetic patients. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Eye Outpatients Department of ... Read More
We report a case of 37-year-old Pakistani Punjabi woman who visited the Eye department of DHQ teaching hospital Sahiwal with complaint of drooping of right upper eyelid following the thyroidectomy. ... Read More
Dry eyes is a common, chronic condition that has a prevalence of about 5- 50%.1 According to the Dry Eye Workshop II report (DEWS II report), published in 2017, the updated definition of Dry Eye Dis ... Read More
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