{"title":"Knowledge, attitude, and practice of parents of 3- to 5-year-olds regarding preschool vision and eye screening of kindergarten children in Al-Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia-a survey.","authors":"Dora Hamad AlHarkan","doi":"10.5693/djo.01.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.01.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess the level and determinants of knowledge, attitude, and practice for eye and vision screening of preschool children among parents in Al-Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Parents of kindergartners were surveyed in 2023. Questions relating to knowledge (10), attitude (5), and practice (5) of vision screening were asked. Answers were graded on a five-point Likert scale, where 1 indicates strong disagreement and 5 indicates strong agreement; results were analyzed with regard to family demographics and child refractive status.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 214 parents were surveyed, representing 214 households. Level of knowledge was good or very good in 66.2%, attitude was positive in 41%, and practice was acceptable in 72.2% of respondents. The median knowledge score was 4.0 (IQR, 3.5-4.0), median attitude score was 3.0 (IQR, 3.0-4.0), and median practice score was 4.0 (IQR, 3.0-4.0). Education and family income were associated with practice scores (<i>P</i> <0.001 [Kruskal-Wallis <i>H</i> test]). Refractive error status of the father was significantly associated with a positive attitude toward eye and vision screening of preschool children (<i>P</i> = 0.015 [Kruskal-Wallis]). Main sources of knowledge included ophthalmologists (49.5%), social media (16.4%), Google search (10.7%), and optometrists (10.7%); preferred sources of knowledge were ophthalmologists (60.3%) and optometrists (22.4%). Social media, computers, primary health care center staff, and opticians were less desired sources of information.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Parental knowledge on eye and vision screening for children in Al-Qassim Province has room to improve, and negative attitudes must be addressed. Practice for eye care in preschoolers was promising for adoption of universal preschool vision initiatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"31 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977297/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suyeon Yu, Daniel Polla, Elmira Baghdasaryan, Paras P Shah, Jules Winokur, David Ritterband, Isha M Cheela
{"title":"Unilateral idiopathic spontaneous filtering bleb repaired by donor scleral patch graft.","authors":"Suyeon Yu, Daniel Polla, Elmira Baghdasaryan, Paras P Shah, Jules Winokur, David Ritterband, Isha M Cheela","doi":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.02.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the case of a 33-year-old woman with a history of hypothyroidism and ocular history of mild myopia who presented with a spontaneous filtering bleb. Extensive systemic rheumatologic evaluation was unrevealing. The bleb was observed for many months, until the patient's vision declined secondary to the development of hypotony maculopathy. The filtering bleb was closed using an allogenic scleral patch graft, resulting in normotensive intraocular pressure and improved best-corrected visual acuity. A unilateral, spontaneous filtering bleb is a rare occurrence and is typically associated with systemic or ocular conditions. Complications such as hypotony can lead to visual impairment, and intervention is required. Early diagnosis and repair with donor scleral patch graft can prevent complications and provide an excellent cosmetic outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"31 1","pages":"25-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977289/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143989921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Syed Wajahat A Rizvi, Shagufta Qadri, Syed Ali R Rizvi, Saifullah Khalid, Mohammed Azfar Siddiqui, Syed Mustafa A Rizvi
{"title":"A 29-year-old woman with right lower lid mass.","authors":"Syed Wajahat A Rizvi, Shagufta Qadri, Syed Ali R Rizvi, Saifullah Khalid, Mohammed Azfar Siddiqui, Syed Mustafa A Rizvi","doi":"10.5693/djo.03.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.03.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"31 1","pages":"32-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977294/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144023309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mauricio Arango-Hurtado, Sara Turizo-Mejía, Luis M Jaramillo-Mayo, Karol Quintero-Lizcano
{"title":"A previously unreported <i>RPGR</i> gene variant in a female patient with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.","authors":"Mauricio Arango-Hurtado, Sara Turizo-Mejía, Luis M Jaramillo-Mayo, Karol Quintero-Lizcano","doi":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.02.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present the case of a 40-year-old woman with a history of high myopia and nyctalopia. Her best-corrected visual acuity was 20/80 in the right eye and 20/100 in the left eye. Fundus examination revealed generalized vascular attenuation, optic nerve pallor, and bone spicule pigmentation. Fundus autofluorescence in both eyes showed a Robson-Holder ring in the macula and multiple hypoautofluorescent lesions in the peripheral retina. Macular optical coherence tomography scans revealed a generalized thinning of retinal layers, with atrophy of the outer retinal layers. 10-2 visual fields revealed a small island of central vision in both eyes, and full field electroretinogram showed absence of scotopic and photopic responses. Genetic studies documented a rare variant in the <i>RPGR</i> gene (c.1991C>G p.(Ser664*)). Findings compatible with retinitis pigmentosa in our patient suggests that this mutation is pathogenic. Further study is required to confirm this hypothesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"31 1","pages":"20-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977291/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143989688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A growing pigmented iris lesion in a middle-aged white woman.","authors":"Marc Ohlhausen, Pukhraj Rishi","doi":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.10.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.02.2024.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Melanocytomas are rare, benign tumors that occur most commonly on or adjacent to the optic disc, but they may be found in any part of the uveal tract. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with an asymptomatic melanocytic lesion on the iris of her right eye. Although it was initially observed and followed with serial imaging, the lesion was surgically removed via excisional biopsy after demonstrating interval growth. Subsequent pathological examination revealed the lesion to be a melanocytoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"31 1","pages":"17-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977290/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mary Kate Wilson, Elizabeth Goldberg, Aldo Fantin, Gulsun Erdag
{"title":"\"Low-fat\" intradermal spindle cell lipoma of the upper eyelid: a case report.","authors":"Mary Kate Wilson, Elizabeth Goldberg, Aldo Fantin, Gulsun Erdag","doi":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.06.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.02.2024.06.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spindle cell lipomas are slow-growing, benign tumors composed of bland spindle cells, adipocytes, and collagen bundles. They are typically found on the posterior neck, shoulder, or upper back. Spindle cell lipomas represent only a small percentage of reported lipomatous tumor types. We report the case of a 90-year-old white man who presented with a solid mobile lesion on his right upper eyelid. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of the lesion led to a diagnosis of a \"low-fat,\" intradermal, spindle cell lipoma. This case underscores the importance of considering spindle cell lipoma in the differential diagnosis for atypical eyelid lesions.</p>","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"30 4","pages":"70-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977295/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144039955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Primary anaplastic extramedullary plasmacytoma in the lacrimal sac.","authors":"Abha Gupta, Khushdeep Abhaypal, Debajyoti Chatterjee, Manpreet Kaur, Manpreet Singh","doi":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the case of a 60-year-old man diagnosed with unilateral, solitary, extramedullary plasmacytoma located in the right lacrimal sac fossa, with no systemic involvement. This rare plasma cell dyscrasia is usually found in the respiratory tract. Clinical and radiological features of the mass and histopathological results are described. The patient was successfully treated with complete surgical excision. There were no clinical or radiological indications of disease recurrence at 10 months' follow-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"30 3","pages":"60-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11658778/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142878266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A 22-year-old woman with alcoholic pancreatitis and bilateral central scotomata.","authors":"Tushar Dave, Keith D Yap, Aaron W Joe","doi":"10.5639/djo.03.2024.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.5639/djo.03.2024.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"30 3","pages":"64-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11658779/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142878256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danielle Gouws, Dian P van der Westhuizen, Kelsey V Stuart
{"title":"Bilateral anterior lens capsule rupture in Alport syndrome: case series and literature review.","authors":"Danielle Gouws, Dian P van der Westhuizen, Kelsey V Stuart","doi":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present 3 cases of bilateral anterior lens capsule rupture, all leading to a subsequent diagnosis of Alport syndrome. Clinicians should be alert to the ocular and systemic features of Alport syndrome, especially when presented with a spontaneous rupture of the anterior lens capsule in young males. Ophthalmologists are often the first contact for patients with Alport syndrome, and a sound knowledge of the associated features will enable timely referral to other members of a multidisciplinary team required to treat such patients. Diagnosis and subsequent testing of affected families further aids in genetic counseling and early, comprehensive treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"30 3","pages":"55-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11658777/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142878258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Secondary glaucoma as a late complication of a primary iris stromal cyst.","authors":"David Oh, Jeffrey Goshe, Jonathan Eisengart","doi":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.5693/djo.02.2024.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An 18-year-old woman with a congenital iris stromal cyst was referred for sudden-onset increased intraocular pressure (IOP) that did not respond to medical therapy. Ultrasound biomicroscopy demonstrated synechial angle closure from 9:00 to 12:00 in addition to a large cyst occupying much of the inferior angle. After implantation of an Ahmed glaucoma valve, her visual acuity returned to baseline, and IOP normalized. Although primary iris cysts are generally stationary and have rarely been reported to cause ocular complications, secondary glaucoma can present as a rare complication of primary iris cysts. This case highlights the importance of serial examinations to monitor iris cysts and consideration of glaucoma as a late complication.</p>","PeriodicalId":38112,"journal":{"name":"Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO","volume":"30 3","pages":"51-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11658780/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142878268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}