Mohamed Al-Abri

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: Diagnostic Pattern, Treatment Outcomes, and Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Barriers at a Tertiary Center in Oman

Short-term efficacy and safety of intravitreal brolucizumab in diabetic macular edema: A retrospective interventional study

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal brolucizumab (IVBr), a novel antivascular endothelial growth factor agent, in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) by assessing both functional (visual) and structural (anatomical) improvements. Materials and methods: A retrospecti …

Bilateral Ocular Ischaemic Syndrome—Rare Complication of Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis in an Omani Patient: Case report and literature review

Ocular ischaemic syndrome (OIS) is a relatively uncommon condition. Simultaneous bilateral involvement is even less common and has been reported in only 22% of all cases of OIS. It has variable clinical presentations, of which visual loss and ocular pain are the most common. It is believed to occur when there is a 90% …

A case report on letrozole-related maculopathy

Letrozole is an oral aromatase inhibitor used in the treatment of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers in postmenopausal women. It acts by inhibiting the conversion of androgens to estrogen thereby lowering the estrogen synthesis in the body. We report a case of bilateral cystoid macular edema (CME) in a postmenopa …

Acute postoperative infectious endophthalmitis caused by Gram-negative organisms

Endophthalmitis is a rare but potentially sight-threatening ophthalmic condition characterized by marked inflammation of intraocular tissues and fluids. Bacteria is the most common cause of postoperative acute infectious endophthalmitis of which Gram-positive (GP) bacteria is the predominant isolate which constituted 4 …

Complications associated with the use of two types of silicone oil in vitreoretinal surgeries: A single tertiary center experience in Oman

Objectives: The objective of this study is to describe complications associated with the use of two types of silicone oil (SO) (1000 centistokes [cs] and 5000 cs) in vitreoretinal surgery in Oman. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study on all patients who underwent vitreoretinal surgeries in w …

Spontaneously resolved severe retinopathy associated with aplastic anemia

Aplastic anemia is a rare, usually autoimmune disorder of bone marrow stem cells leading to pancytopenia and hypoplastic marrow that presents with anemia, infection or bleeding which can be potentially sight and life-threatening. Patients with aplastic anemia may present with various ocular manifestations; lid and orbi …

Endophthalmitis in Oman: A descriptive retrospective multi-center study

Purpose: The aim of this study is to report the anatomical and functional outcome, microbiology profile and treatment used for endophthalmitis in Oman. Design: The study design involves retrospective descriptive multicenter study. Methods: Demographic and clinical data of patients diagnosed with endophthalmitis over a …

Unusual case of endophthalmitis: Case report and literature review

Endophthalmitis is an inflammation of both the anterior and posterior chamber. It is diagnosed clinically and involvement of retina and choroid has been documented. (1) Endophthalmitis is classified into infectious and no-infectious categories. Furthermore, the infectious categoery is classified into endogenous and exo …

Normal electro-oculography in a young Omani male with genetically confirmed best disease complicated by choroidal neovascularization

Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD) is an autosomal dominant macular dystrophy caused by heterozygous mutations in the bestrophin1 gene. Patients with this condition typically have an abnormal electrooculogram. We report a case of a 16-year-old male who presented with gradual progressive vision loss in the right e …

Progressive visual loss with systemic symptoms in an adult

Acute central loss of vision in a teen