ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to thank my advisor Prof. Shabbir Ahmed for his care and fine guidance through the years. I thank him for introducing me to the fascinating field of stochastic programming. From beginning to end, I find his exuberant creativity and in-depth scholarly knowledge inspiring. I feel fortunate to have such a wonderful mentor who taught me in many aspects: c...

purpose: to evaluate the effect of early aqueous suppressants initiation on ahmed glaucoma valve success rate. methods: in this randomized clinical trial, a total of 94 eyes of 94 patients with refractory glaucoma were enrolled. the eyes were randomly selected into 2 groups. in group 1 (n=47), patients received early topical combination of timolol-dorzolamide twice daily after ahmed glaucoma va...

______________________________________________________________ Ahmed Abdelraheem is an Assistant Professor and Askin Asan is an Associate Professors at Sultan Qaboos University. Please contact Drs. Abdelraheem at the College of Education in the Department of Instructional and Learning Technologies Alkhoud, Sultan Qaboos University P.O.Box: 32 P.S:123 Al-Khod, OMAN, E-mail: ahmed.tasmare@gmail....

Purpose. Cyclectomy/trabeculectomy and Ahmed glaucoma valve implant are operations suggested for refractory glaucomas. In this study, we have evaluated the outcomes that we observed with these two techniques in neovascular glaucoma patients. Material and Methods. Thirty-five eyes with neovascular glaucomas were included in this study. Ahmed Glaucoma valve (group A) was applied to ten eyes, whil...

OBJECTIVE To report the 1-year treatment outcomes of the Ahmed Versus Baerveldt (AVB) Study. DESIGN Multicenter randomized clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS A total of 238 patients were enrolled in the study, including 124 in the Ahmed group and 114 in the Baerveldt group. METHODS Patients aged 18 years or older with uncontrolled glaucoma refractory to medicinal, laser, and surgical therapy we...

Background High thrombotic burden, subsequent distal embolization and myocardial no-refl ow remain a big obstacle which may negate the benefi ts of urgent coronary revascularization in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We aimed at assessing the predictors of (1) thrombus grade in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI), and (2) infarct size,...

OBJECTIVE To compare 2 commonly used aqueous drainage devices for the treatment of refractory glaucoma. DESIGN International, multicenter, randomized trial. PARTICIPANTS Patients aged 18 years or older with uncontrolled or high-risk glaucoma refractory to maximum medical therapy, many of whom had failed trabeculoplasty and trabeculectomy. METHODS Eligible patients were randomized to an Ah...