Viroj Wiwanitkit

Artificial intelligence programs in neuro-ophthalmological disorders

Re: Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever presenting as Acute Abdomen

Re: Predictors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Knowledge among Jordanian Youths

Re: Spectrum of AIDS Defining Opportunistic Infections in a Series of 77 Hospitalised HIV-infected Omani Patients

Re: Perceptions of Plagiarism Among Medical and Nursing Students in Erbil, Iraq

HAART, ocular opportunistic infections, ocular malignancies, and uveitis

Ocular involvement in monkeypox: An issue that is little mentioned

Assault in ophthalmic practice during COVID-19 lockdown: Correspondence

Potential Adverse Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines on Iranian Healthcare Workers: Comment

We would like to share our views on the research article published in the March 2023 issue of the Oman Medical Journal. The authors, Abdollahi et al, compared four COVID-19 vaccines for their potential substantial adverse effects, and the association between the side effects and age, body mass index, and the history of …

Comment on “Knowledge, Attitude, and Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccine”

We would like to share our ideas on the paper “Knowledge, Attitude, and Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Cross-sectional Study” published in the May 2022 issue of Oman Medical Journal. According to the authors, the participants’ perceptions of the risk of contracting COVID-19, their trust in vaccines, their …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers among eye health staff

COVID-19 Infection in Oman

I would like to share ideas on the report, “Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Oman: Analysis of the First 1304 Cases.” The authors found that on presentation, 95.9% of cases were mild, 3.6% moderate, and 0.5% severe with a case fatality rate of 0.5%. This trend is similar to many countries. An interesting observati …

How to Discriminate Between Primary Hepatic Lymphoma and Cholangiocarcinoma

We read the report on ‘Primary Hepatic Lymphoma Mimicking Cholangiocarcinoma’ published in the July 2017 issue of the Oman Medical Journal with great interest. In fact, both primary hepatic lymphoma and cholangiocarcinoma might result in highly similar clinical presentation and are sporadically mentioned in the literat …

CTX-M-15 Among Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

We read with interest the report on ‘Detection of CTX-M-15 Among Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated From Five Major Hospitals in Tripoli, Libya’ published in the July 2017 issue of the Oman Medical Journal. The authors concluded that the study “stresses the importance of specific surveillance to optimize empiric t …

Retinopathy in hepatitis C

How Do We Deal with Research Misconduct?

We read with great interest the review article published in the January issue of the Oman Medical Journal: “Research Misconduct: The Peril of Publish or Perish”. The article concluded that GCC countries ought to consider implementing remedial and punitive policies to deal with research misconduct; however, the question …

MERS-CoV

The recent report on MERS-CoV is very interesting. Balkhair et al. mentioned that "our current knowledge on this virus is sparse should not induce unnecessary panic or fear, instead it should promote vigilance and a state of preparedness" and "over reaction to the current situation may lead to significant clinical, eco …

Parasitic Appendicitis

The recent report on parasitic appendicitis is very interesting. Zakaria et al. reported that "The low prevalence of parasites among the appendectomy specimens did not support the notion that parasites were a major cause of appendicitis in pediatric patients." Indeed, the parasitic infestation can be a cause of appendi …

Intravitreal bevacizumab and diabetic papillopathy with macular edema

Brückner's test as a screening modality for anisometropia and strabismus