Ahmed S Al-Hinai

Vitreous hemorrhage after weight loss therapy

Impact of global shortage of verteporfin (visudyne®) on photodynamic therapy

Experience of intravitreal injections in a tertiary Hospital in Oman

Aim: To find out statistical data regarding intravitreal injections in an outpatient department setup at a tertiary center in Oman. Design: Retrospective chart review. Methods: Data collection of patients who underwent intravitreal injections from November 2009 to May 2013 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. Results: …

Outcome of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair: Experience of a tertiary center in Oman

Aim: To study the outcome of repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in a tertiary center. Materials and methods: Review of electronic medical records within a period of 29 months of consecutive patients who underwent surgical repair for RRD in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH). Results: We included 33 …

Diabetic papillopathy with macular edema treated with intravitreal bevacizumab

Diabetic papillopathy with macular edema treated with intravitreal bevacizumab

A 46-year-old diabetic male presented with acute painless visual loss in his left eye (OS). Visual acuity was 6/36 OS with an unremarkable anterior segment examination (OU). Posterior segment showed a swollen left optic disc with large diffuse macular edema and moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR). The …

Half-fluence photodynamic therapy to treat chronic central serous chorioretinopathy: A case series

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of half-fluence photodynamic therapy (PDT) in treating chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) in Omani population. Materials and methods: A Retrospective chart review of all patients with chronic CSC treated with half-fluence PDT from November 2009 to December 2010 …