INTRODUCTION There is a shifting trend in susceptibility and resistance of the bacteria towards available antibiotics in the last decade. Therefore, periodic studies to monitor the emerging trends in antibiotic susceptibility and resistance are crucial in guiding antibiotic selection. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the most common pathogens causing bacterial conjunctivitis,...

The red eye is one of the most common presentations to health care centres. red-eye can be divided into painless and painful. includes bacterial, viral, allergic conjunctivitis, dry eyes, episcleritis subconjunctival haemorrhage. Meanwhile, painful more challenging, as some involve ophthalmic emergencies which are acute angle-closure attack, anterior uveitis, scleritis, orbital cellulitis, seve...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis in children in selected schools in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in September and October 2008 as part of the School Eye Health Initiative launched by the Aga Khan University, Karachi and the Adamjee Eye Hospital, Karachi. Children in the selected schools underwent vision assessment and a sl...

AIM This study aimed to determine the causes of red eye disease among patients of Mazandaran-Northern Iran. METHODS This cross sectional study included 840 patients who referred to eye clinics with ocular complaints. A detailed history of patients was recorded and their eyes were examined. Then, pre designed checklists were completed by the researcher. RESULTS The most common cause of red e...

Study Objectives: To compare the mean duration of phototherapy in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia receiving vs. without probiotics. Design and Settings: It was a randomized controlled trial carried at Department Pediatrics, DHQ Hospital Kasur from Jan 2021 to June 2021. Patients Methods: The present research involved 94 both genders aged between 2 28 days life diagnosed neonatal (serum bilirub...

We studied 260 children with recurrent wheeze for the presence of allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis and atopic dermatitis by a questionnaire based survey. We observed that 35% wheezers had allergic rhinitis, 15% had allergic conjunctivitis and 19% had atopic dermatitis. Nasal and eye allergies were often not recognized.

Myiasis of different organs has been reported from various regions in the world. Infection of the eye might appear as eyelids problems or conjunctiva (ophthalmomyiasis externa), or the larvae may invade into the eye (ophthalmomyiasis interna). We report 4 human cases of external ophthalmic myasis from Yazd province, in central region of Iran. All of them referred with symptoms of acute conjunct...

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Care of the high-risk neonate usually refers to the low-birth-weight infant or the sick term newborn. Whereas hyperbilirubinemia is certainly a matter of concern in these infants, the decisions that must be made regarding jaundice in the high-risk neonate are, in general, less complex than those that must be made for the healthy full-term infant. For the term and near-term infant, shorter hospi...