Background: Uncorrected refractive error is an avoidable cause of visual impairment. Aim: To
compare the magnitude and determinants of uncorrected refractive error, such as age, sex, …

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a global health burden. Screening for sight-threatening DR (STDR)
is the first cost-effective step to decrease this burden. We analyzed the similarities and …

Purpose: We present the level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) among diabetic
patients regarding eye complications and their care. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional …

Background: We present a series of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) who attended an eye
hospital in Sana, Yemen during 2004. Aim: To determine the magnitude and risk factors of …

Background In 2021, WHO Member States endorsed a global target of a 40-percentage-point
increase in effective refractive error coverage (eREC; with a 6/12 visual acuity threshold) …

BACKGROUND. The prevalence of long-term trichiasis recurrence following tarsal rotation
and electro-epilation procedures has not been determined. A non-concurrent prospective …

Purpose Retinopathy is the major cause of ocular morbidity in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Chronic hyperglycemia spares no organ and can affect the morphology and function of the …

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus over the past
two decades in Oman, particularly in terms of its prevalence and incidence. In addition, the …

Methods: The anaesthesiologist assessed oropharynx of 135 adult patients. Modified Mallampati
test (MMT) was used and the thyromental distance (TMD) and sternomental distances (…

Background The authors present the epidemiology of ocular trauma and visual status
before and after their management from 2003 to 2005 at a hospital in a tribal area of India. …