Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Medical College, Pakistan | Aga Khan University
 

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Submissions from 2024

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Gender trends in match rate to surgical specialties in Canada: A retrospective study from 2003-2022, Mostafa Bondok, Mohamed S. Bondok, Anne Xuan-La Nguyen, Christine Law Law, Nawaaz Nathoo, Nupura Bakshi, Nina Ahuja, and Karim Damji

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Effect of suprachoroidal triamcinolone on intraocular pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Altamash Shahriyar Ghazanfar, Aly Hamza Khowaja, and Haroon Tayyab

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Comparative effectiveness of antiplatelet therapies for saphenous venous graft occlusion and cardiovascular outcomes: A network meta-analysis, Syed Umar Hasan, Alina Pervez, Mahrukh Afreen, Beenish Imam, Syed D. Shah, Arshad A. Shah, Sara A. Siddiqui, M Mujeeb Zubair, and Asishana Osho

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Safety outcomes of anti-platelet therapy post coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized control trials, Syed Umar Hasan, Alina Pervez, Arshad Shah, Syed DA Shah, Anosha Arshad, Amna S. Rajput, and M Mujeeb Zubair

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Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in Pakistan: A systematic review protocol, Syed Umar Hasan and Rehman Siddiqui

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Nationwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Syed Umar Hasan and Rehman Siddiqui

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The evolving role of social media in enhancing quality of life: A global perspective across 10 countries, Roy Rillera Marzo, Hana Chen W Jun Chen, Absar Ahmad, Hui Zhu Thew, Ja Shen Choy, Chee Han Ng, Petra Heidler, Isabel King, Rajeev Shrestha, and Khadijah Abid

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Bilateral acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with bacillary layer detachment following sinopharm COVID-19 vaccination: A case report, Salim Meher, Abdul Sami Memon, Mohammad Daniyal Monis, and Muhammad Azam

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Expansion of human umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells in regenerative medicine, Shafiqa Naeem Rajpu, Salim Asmat, Irfan Khan, Bushra Kiran Naeem, and Anwar Ali

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Validation of postnatal growth and retinopathy of prematurity (G-ROP) screening guidelines in a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan: A report from low-middle income country, Haroon Tayyab, Khadijah Abid, Sehrish Nizar Ali Momin, Roha Ahmed Choudhary, Hassan Jabbar, Adnan Mirza, Mohammad Abbas Motiwala, and Shiraz Hashmi

Submissions from 2023

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Burden of ocular abnormalities in patients with beta thalassaemia: A cross-sectional study, Rashid Baig, Nida Zahid, Faiza Kausar, Hina Israr Ahmed Qazi, Bushra Moiz, Shabneez Hussain, Aysha Habib, Fazal M. Arain, and Khabir Ahmad

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Epidemiology of ocular emergencies in a large Canadian eye centre, Natalia M. Binczyk, Samir A. Nazarali, Karim Damji, and Carlos Solarte

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Smartphone-based fundus imaging for evaluation of retinopathy of prematurity in a low-income country: A pilot study, Roha Ahmad Choudhary, Shiraz Hashmi, and Haroon Tayyab

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Tackling blindness from the scourge of glaucoma, Karim F. Damji, Ayesha Yaseen, and Pir Salim Mahar

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Clinical outcomes of different revascularization approaches for patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease: A network meta-analysis, Syed Umar Hasan, Alina Pervez, Muhammad Wahdan Naseeb, Bakhtawar Saleem Rajput, Ariba Faheem, Irbaz Hameed, Michel Pompeu Sá, and M Mujeeb Zubair

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Comparative analysis of pinning techniques for supracondylar humerus fractures in paediatrics: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Syed Umar Hasan, Alina Pervez, Shajie Ur Rehman Usmani, Muhammad Umair Tahseen, Sohaib Asghar, Javeria Waseem Ahmed, and Ishba Manal

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Relationship of gender with laser retinopexy for retinal breaks, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain, Irfan Jeeva, and Rehman Siddiqui

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Efficacy and safety of intravitreal injection of triamcinolone-moxifloxacin after cataract surgery in a low to middle income country - A one-year audit, Irfan Jeeva, Sidra Masud, and Rehman Siddiqui

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A qualitative description of barriers to visual rehabilitation experienced by stroke survivors with visual impairment in Alberta, Canada, Kiran Pohar Manhas, Katelyn Brehon, Jennis Jiang, Karim F. Damji, and Fiona Costello

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A neuro-ophthalmologist's guide to advances in intracranial pressure measurements, Susan P. Mollan, Sehrish Nizar Ali Momin, Pavan S. Khatkar, Olivia Grech, Alex J. Sinclair, and Georgios Tsermoulas

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Development of a standardized Canadian undergraduate medical education ophthalmology curriculum, Charles Paco, Aidan Pucchio, Nawaaz Nathoo, Anuradha Mishra, Karim F. Damji, and Christine Law

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C-CASE 2023: Promoting excellence in surgical education: Canadian conference for the advancement of surgical education, Oct. 12-13, 2023, montréal, quebec, Jeffrey Sioufi, Brandon Hall, Ryan Antel, Sarah Moussa, Mathushan Subasri, Mustafa Fakih, Nehal Islam, Reggie C. Hamdy, Sonaina Chopra, and Karim Damji

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Central retinal artery occlusion as a result of symptomatic patent foramen ovale, Haroon Tayyab, Faiqa Binte Aamir, and Salman Kirmani

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Accuracy of swept source biometry device in detecting macular diseases compared with swept source OCT, Sidra Zafar, Taha Muneer Ahmed, Rashid Baig, Irfan Jeeva, and Rehman Siddiqui

Submissions from 2022

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Incidence of steroid response in microinvasive glaucoma surgery with trabecular microbypass stent and ab interno trabeculectomy, Maryam Abtahi, Chris J. Rudnisk, Samir Nazarali, and Karim F. Damji

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Efficacy of diode laser in the management of glaucoma following intravitreal silicone oil injection in complicated retinal detachment, Nasir Ahmed, Pir Salim Mahar, Aziz Ur Rehman, Abdul Qadeem Soomro, Asim Ateeq, Israr Ahmed Bhutto, and Maryam Younus

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Choroidal neurofibromas in neurofibromatosis 1, Tahir Munir Ahmed and Rehman Siddiqui

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Outcomes of Epi-on collagen cross-linkage procedure assessed in progressive keratoconus patients, Sharmeen Akram, Sehrish Nizar Ali Momin, Bilal Malik, and Zubaida Sirang

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Efficacy and safety profile of 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in Pakistan: A multicenter retrospective study, Muhammad Amer Awan, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain, Fiza Shaheen, Mian Bilal Humayun, Nain Tara Zeb, Bushra Ayub, and Rehman Siddiqui

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Effect of pupil dilation on IOLMaster® measurements in Pakistani eyes, Maqsood Ahmad Burq, Jehanzeb Khan, Sidra Zafar, Baila Shakaib, and Zafar Iqbal

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Making the most of what you have: Improving patient and provider experiences at an eye clinic through interior design, Marvi K. Cheema, Karen Harris, Haily Nguyen, and Karim F. Damji

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Combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion associated with antiphospholipid syndrome, Roha Ahmad Choudhary, Rehman Siddiqui, Bushra Moiz, and Saliha Ishaq

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The global retinoblastoma outcome study: A prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries, Global Retinoblastoma Study Group, Ido Didi Fabian, Elhassan Abdallah, Shehu U. Abdullahi, Rula A. Abdulqader, Aminatu A. Abdulrahaman, Sherif Abouelnaga, Dupe S. Ademola-Popoola, Adedayo Adio, and Irfan Jeeva

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Safety of simultaneous bilateral intravitreal versus unilateral anti-vasculo-endothelial growth factors injection in an operating room setting, Irfan Kabiruddin Jeeva, Sidra Masud, Rehman Siddiqui, and Hadees Murad Fahad

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Toward universal eye health coverage-key outcomes of the World health organization Package of eye care interventions: A systematic review, Stuart Keel, Gareth Lingham, Neha Misra, Sandra Block, Rupert Bourne, Margarita Calonge, Ching-Yu Cheng, David S. Friedman, João M. Furtado, and Irfan Jeeva

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Barriers to care for poststroke visual deficits in Alberta, Canada, Kiran Pohar Manhas, Karim F. Damji, Katelyn Brehon, Jennis Jiang, Peter Faris, and Fiona Costello

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Post-operative visual outcomes based on morphological staging of idiopathic epiretinal membranes on OCT, Sehrish Nizar Ali Momin, Roha Ahmad Choudhary, Rehman Siddiqui, Shiraz Hashmi, Abdul Sami Memon, and Haroon Tayyab

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Surgical training in ophthalmology: Role of EyeSi in the era of simulation-based learning, Sehrish Nizar Ali Momin, Abdul Sami Memon, Muhammad Bilal Malik, and Pir Salim Meher

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Mask-associated dry-eye in COVID-19 pandemic: A case report and review of the literature, Sehrish Nizar Ali Momin and Rehman Siddiqui

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The association of faculties of medicine of Canada student elective diversification policy: Perspectives in ophthalmology, Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Marie-Lyne Bélair, Ian Clark, Karim Damji, Émilie Goodyear, Patrick Hamel, and Isabelle Hardy

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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the ophthalmology training of Canadian medical students, Charles Paco, Christine Law, Anuradha Mishra, Nawaaz Nathoo, and Karim F. Damji

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Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in a patient with optic nerve atrophy: A case report, Asif Mashood Qazi, Pir Salim Mahar, Sadia Bukhari, Israr Ahmed Bhutto, Attiya Zehra Rizvi, and Abid Abro

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Quantifying the cost of single-use minims and multidose bottles for eye drops in routine ophthalmic practice: A multicentre study, Kahir A. Rahemtulla, Marvi K. Cheema, Tony Nickonchuk, Micheal Guirguis, Yazid N. Al Hamarneh, and Karim F. Damji

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Quality of reporting of randomised controlled trials of artificial intelligence in healthcare: A systematic review, Rida Shahzad, Bushra Ayub, and Rehman Siddiqui

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Treatment of advance keratoconus using donor bowman layer: The zaman technique of bowman layer transplantation (Type I & Type II), Zaman Shah, Ibrar Hussain, Sanaullah Jan, Pir Salim Mahar, Mazhar Ishaq, and Fawad Rizvi

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Towards preventing exfoliation glaucoma by targeting and removing fibrillar aggregates associated with exfoliation syndrome, Mehdi Ghaffari Sharaf, Kosala D. Waduthanthri, Andrew Crichton, Karim F. Damji, and Larry D. Unsworth

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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on elective cataract surgery wait times, Saeed Reza Toghi Eshghi, Marvi Cheema, and Karim Damji

Submissions from 2021

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Data reporting in ophthalmology during COVID-19 pandemic: Need for a Canadian registry, Mélanie Hébert, Yvonne M. Buys, Karim F. Damji, Vivian T. Yin, and Marie-Josée Aubin

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Enhancing medical professionals' and students' empathy for visually impaired patients using virtual reality, Tyler Henry, Shakeel Qazi, Ethan Kutanzi, Karim F. Damji, Rita Whitford, and Yazid N. Al Hamarneh

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Use of intravitreal methotrexate infusion in complicated retinal detachment for prevention of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a pilot study, Sana Jahangir, Tehmina Jahangir, Muhammad H. Ali, Qasim Lateef, Uzma Hamza, and Haroon Tayyab

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Leadership development facilitated by the “sandwich” and related glaucoma fellowship programs, Victoria Liu, Rita Whitford, and Karim F. Damji

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Intraocular pressure control after trabeculectomy with adjunctive use of mitomycin-C versus bevacizumab: A hospital based study, Pir Salim Mahar, Sobia Tabassum, Mujahid Inam, Muhammad Faaz Malik, and Tauseef Mahmood

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Profile of glaucoma surgical and laser procedures in Alberta from 2003 to 2018, Jingyi Ma, Bryce A. Ford, and Karim F. Damji

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Detecting glaucoma in rural Kenya: Results from a teleglaucoma pilot project in Nyamira, Kenya, Sheila A. Marco, Samreen Amin, Aleena Virani, Christopher J. Rudnisky, Sarah Ishani, Dan Kiage, and Karim F. Damji

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New virtual CaRMS: Perspectives from residency programs, Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Ian Clark, Karim F. Damji, Patrick Hamel, Marie-Lyne Bélair, Émilie Goodyear, and Isabelle Hardy Isabelle Hardy

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Bowman's layer transplantation in advanced keratoconus; 18-months outcomes, Zaman Shah, Ibrar Hussain, Davide Borroni, Bakht Samar Khan, Shahid Wahab, and Pir Salim Mahar

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Spontaneous closure of full thickness macular hole in the presence of an epiretinal membrane in a vitrectomised eye: A case report, Rehman Siddiqui, Muhammad Umar Fawad, and Nida Ahsan

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Post-operative endophthalmitis after immediate sequential bilateral cataract Surgery: A retrospective study from Pakistan, Rehman Siddiqui, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain, and Irfan Jeeva

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In vitro comparison of various high-speed vitrectomy machines using dual blade cutters, Haroon Tayyab, Saima Jamil, and Shiraz Hashmi

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Optical coherence tomography based indices in predicting functional outcome of macular hole surgery: A retrospective chart review, Haroon Tayyab, Rehman Siddiqui, Sana Jahangir, and Shiraz Hashmi

Submissions from 2020

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Effect of montelukast on the symptom severity score of allergic rhinitis, Muhammad Shaheryar Ahmed Rajput, Asif Ali Arain, Arsalan A. Rajput, Mohammad Adeel, Shehzad Ghaffar, and Anwar Suhail

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An audit of 3-snip procedures performed at the Aga khan university hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, Rashid Baig, Benish Aslam, and Khabir Ahmad

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Keratoconjunctivitis as the initial medical presentation of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Marvi Cheema, Helya Aghazadeh, Samir Nazarali, Andrew Ting, Jennifer Hodges, Alexandra McFarlane, Jamil N. Kanji, Nathan Zelyas, Karim F. Damji, and Carlos Solarte

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Telemedicine for glaucoma: Guidelines and recommendations, Kenman Gan, Yao Liu, Brian Stagg, Siddarth Rathi Siddarth Rathi, Louis R. Pasquale, and Karim F. Damji

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Amsler grid test for detection of advanced glaucoma in Ethiopia, Girum W. Gessesse, Lemlem Tamrat, and Karim F. Damji

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Distribution and correlation of ocular surface disease index scores in a non-clinical population: The Karachi ocular surface disease study, Nauman Hashmani, Faizan Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Ali Tariq, Syed Farjad Ali, Fakiha Bukhari, Abdul Sami Memon, and Sharif Hashmani

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Multimodal imaging of an isolated retinal venous macroaneurysm, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain and M A Rehman Siddiqui

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Subretinal abscess as an initial presentation of systemic nocardiosis, Muhammad Bilal Malik, Nida Jawed Ahsan, Kiran Hilal, Syed Faisal Mahmood, and M A Rehman Siddiqui

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The muranga teleophthalmology study: A comparison of virtual (Teleretina) assessment with in-person clinical examination to diagnose diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration in Kenya, Keean Nanji, Irfan N. Kherani, Karim F. Damji, Muindi Nyenze, Dan Kiage, and Matthew T. Tennant

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Otosclerosis: Experience with stapes surgery, Muhammad Shaheryar Ahmed Rajput, Asif Ali Arain, Arsalan A. Rajput, Mohammad Adeel, Anwar Suhail, and Mohammad Sohail Awan

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Structural polymorphisms in fibrillar aggregates associated with exfoliation syndrome, Mehdi Ghaffari Sharaf, Sara Amidian, Vineet Rathod, Andrew Crichton, Karim F. Damji, Holger Wille, and Larry D. Unsworth

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Recent advances in risk factors associated with ocular exfoliation syndrome, Mehdi Ghaffari Sharaf, Karim F. Damji, and Larry D. Unsworth

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Acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinopathy: A case report, Rehman Siddiqui, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain, Irfan Jeeva, and Raeefuddin Ahmed

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Efficacy and safety of selective laser trabeculoplasty among Ethiopian glaucoma patients, Jibat Gemida Soboka, Abeba T. Giorgis, Abiye M. Alemu, W G. Hodge, and Karim F. Damji

Submissions from 2019

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Microbial profile and antibiotic susceptibility trend in postoperative endophthalmitis: A 12-year review, Rashid Baig, Pushpa Bhawan Mal, Khabir Ahmed, Salman Naveed Sadiq, Sidra Zafar, Ghazala Jabeen, and Saajan Kukreja

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New open source 3-dimensional printed smartphone fundus imaging adaptor, Albert Hu and Karim F. Damji

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Selective laser trabeculoplasty versus argon laser trabeculoplasty in glaucoma patients treated previously with 360° selective laser trabeculoplasty: A randomized, single-blind, equivalence clinical trial, Cindy Hutnik, Andrew Crichton, Bryce Ford, Marcelo Nicolela, Lesya Shuba, Catherine Birt, Enitan Sogbesan, Karim F. Damji, Michael Dorey, and Hady Saheb

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Children with strabismus: Is there psychological impact on mothers?, Syed Usman Bin Mehmood, Sidra Zafar, Azhar Hussain, and Zafar Iqbal

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Tube shunt surgery in pig eyes: A wet lab teaching model, David J A Plemel, Safia A. Nazarali, Karim F. Damji, and Sylvia H. Chen

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Long term follow up of cases of uveal effusion syndrome treated with partial thickness sclerectomies, Sidrah Riaz, Muhammad Tariq Khan, Haroon Tayyab, and Abdul Majeed Malik

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Visual outcome of vision threatening diabetic retinopathy after various treatment modalities, Sidra Shakil, M. Saleh Memon, Salim Meher, Abdul Fattah Memon, Muhammad Faisal Fahin, Seema N. Mumtaz, and Sikandar Ali Sheikh

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Iris metastasis as the initial presentation of upper gastrointestinal tract carcinoma: A case report, M A Rehman Siddiqui, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain, and Muhammed Mubarak

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Holmes-Adie syndrome, Zubaida Sirang and Irfan Jeeva

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Optimizing preoperative requirements for outpatient cataract surgery at the Royal Alexandra hospital, Hermina Strungaru, Nichole Pereira, Hilary Salmonson, Haily Nguyen, Christopher J. Rudnisky, Keith Drader, Karen Harris, and Karim F. Damji

Submissions from 2018

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Quantifying microvascular changes using OCT angiography in diabetic eyes without clinical evidence of retinopathy, Yasin Alibhai, Eric M. Moult, Rida Shahzad, Carl B. Rebhun, Carlos Moreira-Neto, Mitchell McGowan, Diane Lee, Byungkun Lee, James G. Fujimoto, and Nadia K. Waheed

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Efficacy and safety of ab interno trabeculectomy in juvenile open-angle glaucoma, Sourabh Arora, Masahiro Maeda, Brian Francis, Mariko Maeda, Arthur J. Sit, Sameh Mosaed, Samir Nazarali, and Karim F. Damji

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Frequency of ocular emergencies in a tertiary care setting in Karachi, Pakistan: It is time to reduce unnecessary visits, Rashid Baig, Khabir Ahmad, Sidra Zafar, Nadeem Ullah Khan, and Areeb Ashfaq

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Outcomes of cataract surgery at teaching hospital in Karachi, Shaukat Ali Chhipa and Mustafa Kamal Junejo

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Association of pseudoexfoliation syndrome with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Helen Chung, Sourabh Arora, Karim F. Damji, and Ezekiel Weis

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Ectopic follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma in anterior mediastinum with a normal thyroid gland: A case report, Farida Karim, Hina Inam, Usama Khalid Choudry, and Saulat Hasnain Fatimi

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Tele-ophthalmology for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy screening: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Noha Sharafeldin, Aishwarya Sundaram, Sandy Campbell, Matthew Tennant, Christopher Rudnisky, Ezekiel Weis, and Karim F. Damji

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Childhood glaucoma, Salim Meher

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Efficacy of locally produced latanoprost in the control of intraocular pressure in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, Salim Meher, Nadeem H. Butt, and Syed Imtiaz Ali

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Ab interno trabeculectomy with trabectome: Outcomes in African American versus Caucasian patients, Safia A. Nazarali and Karim F. Damji

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What have we learned about exfoliation syndrome since its discovery by John Lindberg 100 years ago?, Samir Nazarali, Faraz Damji, and Karim F. Damji

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Case of ab interno trabeculectomy in juvenile open-angle glaucoma with 5-year follow-up, Samir Nazarali, Paul Murphy, and Karim F. Damji

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Laser management of glaucoma in exfoliation syndrome, Simrenjeet Sandhu and Karim F. Damji

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Compressed 3D and 2D digital images versus standard 3D slide film for the evaluation of glaucomatous optic nerve features, Simrenjeet Sandhu, Chris Rudnisky, Sourabh Arora, Faazil Kassam, Gordon Douglas, Marianne C. Edwards, Karin Verstraten, Beatrice Wong, and Karim F. Damji

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Choroidal thickness changes following cataract surgery using swept source optical coherence tomography., Rida Shahzad, Rehman Siddiqui, Sidra Zafar, Farzana Kausar, and Masroor H. Shahzad

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Review of economic evaluations of teleophthalmology as a screening strategy for chronic eye disease in adults, Noha Sharafeldin, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Aishwarya Sundaram, Sandy Campbell, Chris Rudnisky, Ezekiel Weis, Matthew T S. Tennant, and Karim F. Damji