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March 2020 - September 2020
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- CHPE (Health Professional Education)
January 2012 - January 2016
February 2004 - February 2009
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Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of suprachoroidal triamcinolone acetonide (SCTA) in managing treatment-resistant diabetic macular edema (DME) over a 6-month period.
Study Design: Interventional case series.
Place and Duration of Study: Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University from June 2023 to May 2024.
Methods: A...
Evolution of cataract surgery into precision and beyond
We present here a 12-year-old child who presented with complaints of blurring of vision and drooping of the left upper eyelid for the past 4 years, which started 1 month after he encountered blunt trauma to the left-sided orbital region. History, examination and pharmacological (neostigmine test) tests were suggestive of ocular myasthenia gravis, h...
Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of Micro Pulse Transscleral Diode Laser cyclophotocoagulation (MP-TSCPC) in terms of surgical success and safety in various types of refractory glaucoma. Study Design: Interventional case series. Place and Duration of Study: Ophthalmology department of Rawalpindi Medical University and Allied hospitals from June 20...
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), associated symptoms, and contributing risk factors among ophthalmologists in Pakistan. Methods: A web-based questionnaire (Google Form) was developed and circulated via a social media application (WhatsApp) to ophthalmologist members of the Ophthalmological Societ...
Purpose Aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of combined simultaneous injection of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide and bevacizumab versus intravitreal bevacizumab and posterior subtenon triamcinolone acetonide in treatment of persistent refractory diabetic macular edema after intravitreal bevacizumab injection failure Meth...
In this brief communication, we have highlighted the challenges confronted by Ophthalmologists during COVID-19 pandemic and formulated steps to develop a comprehensive strategy towards minimizing risk of infection transmission between health care workers and patients. To reduce the risk of cross infection, screening and triaging of the patients was...
Purpose: To determine the presence of SARS-COV 2 viruses in tears and conjunctival secretions of patients with diagnosed COVID-19. Study Design: Prospective interventional case series. Place and Duration of Study: Rawalpindi Institute of Urology, Department of infectious diseases, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, from September...
Purpose: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of 2% subconjunctival injection of Fluconazole as an adjunctive treatment in severe recalcitrant fungal keratitis. Study Design: Interventional case series. Place and Duration of Study: Ophthalmology department of Holy family hospital, Rawalpindi medical university, from January 2019 to August 2019....
Purpose: To find out the clinical outcome of Pars Plana Vitrectomy with and without Intravitreal Bevacizumab as a pretreatment in advanced diabetic eye disease. Place and Duration of Study: Ophthalmology department of holy family hospital Rawalpindi, from January 2018 to December 2018. Methods: Sixty patients with advanced proliferative diabeticret...
Purpose: To find out the importance of visual function tests as cost effective screening tools for diabetic retinopathy. Study Design: Descriptive, Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Ophthalmology Unit of Holy Family Hospital, from September 2018 to November 2018. Material and Methods: Two hundred and forty-two patients were select...
Purpose To evaluate the intraoperative difficulty, complications and post operative outcome in patients with white mature cataracts undergoing phacomulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation and to develop a strategy for achieving continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis in these cases. Study design Descriptive case series Place and durat...
Purpose: To evaluate the intraoperative difficulty, complications and post-operative outcome in patients with white mature cataracts undergoing phacoemulsification. Study Design: Interventional case series. Place and Duration of Study: Ophthalmology department of Holy family hospital, Material and Methods: Fifty Patients who had senile white mature...
Background: To determine visual outcome of open globe injuries in children.
Methods: In this descriptive study children, between 4-16 years (n=80), who had open globe injury and who presented within one week of injury, were included . All patients underwent surgical repair surgery. Corrected post-operative visual acuity at 4 weeks was recorded. Eff...
Background: To evaluate visual disability (visual function), and prevalence and pattern of refractive errors in school-aged children (5 to 16 years old).
Methods: A total of 45,122 children were screened. Visual acuity measurement, ocular motility evaluation, cycloplegic autorefraction, examination of the anterior segment and fundus were performed....
