1.Involvement of superior rectus muscles in pansinusitis, a case report
Shin Wei PAN ; Mohamad Aziz SALOWI ; Raja Azmi Mohd NOOR
International Eye Science 2011;11(3):394-396
AIM: To report the involvement of extraocular muscles in a patient with for a month. Ocular examination revealed right sided superior oblique and inferior rectus palsy or superior rectus restriction. Investigation with CT however revealed superior rectus thickening with surrounding pansinusitis. Drainage of ethmoid sinus and superior rectus recession was done to relieve the diplopia.required to relieve residual diplopia following surgical drainage.
2.Risk Factors and Prediction Models for Retinopathy of Prematurity
Mallika Premsenthil ; Mohamad Aziz Salowi ; Mohamad Adam Bujang ; Adeline Kueh ; Chong Min Siew ; Kala Sumugam ; Chan Lee Gaik ; Tan Aik Kah
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2015;22(5):57-63
Objectives: To develop a simple prediction model for the pre-screening of Retinopathy of
Prematurity (ROP) among preterm babies.
Methods: This was a prospective study. The test dataset (January 2007 until December 2010)
was used to construct risk prediction models, and the validation dataset (January 2011 until March
2012) was used to validate the models developed from the test dataset. Two prediction models were
produced using the test dataset based on logistic regression equations in which the development of
ROP was used as the outcome.
Results: The sensitivity and specificity for model 1 [gestational age (GA), birth weight (BW),
intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) and respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)] was 82 % and
81.7%, respectively; for model 2, (GA and BW) the sensitivity and specificity were 80.5% and 80.3%,
respectively.
Conclusion: Model 2 was preferable, as it only required two predictors (GA and BW). Our
models can be used for the early prevention of ROP to avoid poor outcomes.
3.Visual outcomes after Phacoemulsification with Intraocular Implantation surgeries among patients with and without Diabetes Mellitus
Lim Jie Jie ; Mohamad Aziz Salowi ; Tassha Hilda Adnan ; Nor&rsquo ; aini Anuar ; Nor Fariza Ngah ; May May Choo
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2021;76(2):190-198
Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the
visual outcomes of phacoemulsification with intraocular
lens implantation (IOL) surgery in patients with and without
diabetes mellitus (DM) in Malaysia over a 12-year period and
to identify factors that may contribute to poor visual
outcome.
Materials and Methods: Data was retrieved from the webbased Malaysian Cataract Surgery Registry (CSR). Perioperative data for cataract surgery performed from 2007-
2018 were analysed. Inclusion criteria were age ≥40 years,
phacoemulsification and IOL and senile cataract. Combined
surgeries, surgeries performed by trainees and ocular comorbidities were excluded. Post-operative Best-Corrected
Visual Acuity (BCVA) were compared. Factors affecting poor
visual outcomes among those with DM were analysed using
multivariate logistic regression to produce adjusted odds
ratio (OR) for variables of interest.
Results: Total number of cases between 2007-2018 was
442,858, of whom 179,210 qualified for our analysis. DM
group consisted of 72,087 cases (40.2%). There were 94.5%
cases in DM group and 95.0% from non-DM group who
achieved BCVA ≥6/12 (p<0.001). Among patients with DM,
advanced age (70-79 years old, OR: 2.54, 95% Confidence
Interva, 95%CI: 1.91, 3.40; 80-89 years old, OR: 5.50, 95%CI:
4.02, 7.51), ≥90 years, OR: 9.77, 95%CI: 4.18, 22.81), poor
preoperative presenting visual acuity [<6/18–6/60] (OR: 2.40,
95%CI: 1.84, 3.14) and <6/60-3/60 (OR: 3.00, 95%CI: 2.24,
4.02), <3/60 (OR 3.63, 95%CI: 2.77, 4.74)], presence of
intraoperative complication (OR 2.24, 95%CI: 1.86, 2.71) and
presence of postoperative complication (OR 5.21, 95%CI:
2.97, 9.16) were significant factors for poor visual outcome.
Conclusions: Visual outcomes following
phacoemulsification with IOL implantation surgery among
cases with DM were poorer compared to cases without DM.
Risk factors for poor visual outcomes among cases with DM
were identified.