To report the impact of a 10-week-long nationwide ban on intra-vitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection (Avastin®) at tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of mean ocular perfusion pressure on foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area in eyes with successful retinal detachment (RD) surgery. Methods: This prospective pilot fellow eye–controlled study measured intraoperative having surgery for rhegmatogenous RD (RRD). Postoperatively, FAZ was measured; change calculated as difference between operated eye and contralateral control eye. Results: The comprised 8 patients a age (±SD) 53.38 ± 13.92 years. superficial not...

Introduction This study aims to evaluate the primary anatomical success and visual outcomes of 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (25g PPV) in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) Pakistan. Design is a five-year retrospective, interventional cohort conducted at tertiary care hospitals Pakistan from October 2013 2018. Methods 418 consecutive RRD who underwent 25g PPV. All surgeries were performed by two experienced surgeons Consecutive PPV surgery as treatment for 2018 included....

Objective The objective of this article was to report the clinical and surgical outcomes diabetic tractional retinal detachment (TRD) with 27-gauge plus pars plana vitrectomy (27G+ PPV) Methods This is a retrospective, consecutive cohort study 196 eyes 176 patients that underwent 27G+ PPV for TRD from July 2015 June 2019 at ophthalmology department Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad. include primary secondary anatomical attachment retina, best-corrected visual acuity, post-operative...

Background This study aimed to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and complications of 23-gauge (23-G) pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in treatment various vitreoretinal diseases. Methodology A retrospective, cross-sectional was conducted at Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi. All eyes undergoing 23-G PPV between June 2020 May 2023 meeting inclusion criteria were included. Surgical outcomes assessed. Results total 350 included our data. The most common indication rhegmatogenous retinal...

Suprachoroidal silicone oil migration is an unusual complication of small gauge 3 ports Pars plana vitrectomy (3PPV) system. Our objective to report a retrospective, observational case intra-operative suprachoroidal (SO) during 27 3PPV and its successful surgical management. A 49 years old male patient with type 2 diabetes, presented the ophthalmology outpatient department reduced visual acuity in his right eye. He was diagnosed as having tractional retinal detachment involving macula....

Purpose To evaluate the role of perioperative oral antibiotics in prevention acute infective endophthalmitis (IE) after cataract surgery. Methods A prospective cohort study patients older than 18 years age undergoing uncomplicated phacoemulsification was conducted. Group given post-op ciprofloxacin for three days, whereas B not. Both groups received 5% povidone-iodine (PVI) preparation five minutes conjunctival cul-de-sac, and intracameral (IC) 0.5% moxifloxacin administered at end procedure...

Abstract Objective: It is to report the rate of infectious endophthalmitis (IE) with Anti VEGF injection in our set up and compare procedure protocols those being practiced on international local level. Methods: A single hospital based retrospective, consecutive case series conducted at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad after taking Review Board (IRB) approval from hospital’s ethics review committee. Total 7542 Anti-VEGF injections; 5976 (79.2%) Bevacizumab (Avastin), 1081 (14.3%)...

Objectives: To determine the frequency and severity of surgical Vitreo-Retinal diseases during COVID-19 lockdown period (LP) compare it with same last year.
 Methods: Single hospital based retrospective Cohort Study. Data patients that underwent retinal surgeries LP i.e., 23-03-2020 till 23-06-2020 year 23-03-2019 23-06-2019 was analyzed.
 Results: One hundred thirty-six eyes 105 were included. Among these eyes, 48 (35.3%) operated while 88 (64.7%) time year. A decline 45.5%...

To report outcomes of 27 gauge pars plana vitrectomy for the management a variety simple to complex posterior segment disorders.This retrospective cohort study was conducted at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised data all patients who underwent between July 1, 2015, June 30, 2019, indications. Data noted included age, gender, laterality, diagnosis, pre-operative visual acuity, date surgery surgical details, including operating time complications. Best corrected...

Objective To report the clinical, visual, and safety outcomes of 27 gauge pars plana vitrectomy (27G PPV) in eyes with full thickness lamellar macular hole (MH). Methodology This retrospective cross-sectional study, conducted at ophthalmology department Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, was done on 89 85 patients who underwent 27G PPV for full-thickness MH a postoperative follow-up period six months. Results The mean age 61.9 ± 17.3 years 57.3% being males. Most had idiopathic stage...

Objective: To describe the frequency and outcome of Retinopathy prematurity (ROP).Study Design: Observational study.

Abstract
 We report two cases of ocular trauma caused by recently popular party poppers and LED balloons, commonly used in parties nowadays. One case depicted a closed globe injury as result popper spray over the eye. The pressure resulted blunt causing full thickness macular hole which was later treated with Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV) surgery. second is an example open bursting balloon eye young child resulting corneal perforation, traumatic cataract, vitreous hemorrhage intraocular...