Development of Online Teaching Outcome Evaluation System

Online Teaching Outcome Evaluation System is developed to support Outcome Based Education (OBE) evaluation system using online evaluation system. This system is aimed to give added value in supporting the implementation ofOBE system in Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). This system is aimed to provide lecturers with features that will enable them to evaluate students rapidly to enable lecturer to encounter if there is any major low understanding among majority students. This system will be using Visual Basic .NET and ASP .NET to develop this online evaluation system

Vogt-koyanagi-harada syndrome

ABSTRACT Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a rare multisystem disease of melanocyte containing organs. It is characterized by diffuse granulomatous inflammation involving various organs including eye. VKH syndrome is usually sporadic, but some familial cases have also been reported indicating a hereditary basis. VKH is not associated with mortality but it may result in long-term complications such as decreased vision associated with cataract, glaucoma and choroidal neovascularization. For successful outcomes, early aggressive treatment using systemic steroids with gradual tapering is essential. This report describes a case of VKH syndrome in a 26-year-old male of Pakistan origin who was successfully treated with systemic steroids. The case is briefly contextualised within wider literatur

Lasik in hyperopic eyes with congenital nystagmus: a case report

Patients with nystagmus are considered to be poor candidates for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), because they are unable to fixate. This case report presents the first reported use of LASIK surgery with a solid-state laser in hypermetropia and congenital nystagmus. A 23 year old woman with congenital nystagmus had LASIK surgery to correct a refractive error of +2.25/+1.75 90º in the right eye and + 2.00 / +1.75 90º in the left one. Baseline uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) was 20/200 in both eyes, and best spectacle corrected visual acuity was 20/40 in both the eyes. The procedure was performed using the Nidek MK-2000 microkeratome and a CustomVis solid state laser system. Twenty four hours postoperatively, the patient had a UCVA of 20/50 in each eye which remained unchanged at 1 week and 8 weeks. Conclusion: LASIK surgery using solid state laser was effective in this case of congenital nystagmus. However, more cases should be examined before conclusions can be drawn

Development of Online Teaching Outcome Evaluation System

Online Teaching Outcome Evaluation System is developed to support Outcome Based Education (OBE) evaluation system using online evaluation system. This system is aimed to give added value in supporting the implementation ofOBE system in Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). This system is aimed to provide lecturers with features that will enable them to evaluate students rapidly to enable lecturer to encounter if there is any major low understanding among majority students. This system will be using Visual Basic .NET and ASP .NET to develop this online evaluation system

Long-term outcome of primary external dacryocystorhinostomy

bstract OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term functional outcome of external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) in terms of epiphora. STUDY DESIGN: Single-group cohort study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Section of Ophthalmology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 2000 to June 2010. METHODOLOGY: This study included adults who underwent external DCR surgery at the AKUH during January 2000 to June 2010. The main outcome measure was the proportion of patients reporting to have developed epiphora after surgery. During the telephonic interviews participants were asked if they had a recurrence (symptoms such as watering or discharge) after surgery. Individuals answering in affirmative were asked when the symptoms started. Data on age at surgery, gender and pre-operative symptoms were collected from medical records. Recurrence-free curves were calculated according to the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: A total of 44 persons who underwent DCR surgery were contactable by telephone in 2011 and all agreed to participate in the study. The mean age of the patients at the time of surgery was 48.0 ± 15.8 years. Overall, 38.6% (17/44) participants reported having developed epiphora after surgery. The overall median recurrence-free time was 1.7 years; there was no statistically significant difference in the median recurrence-free time between men and women. CONCLUSION: The long-term functional outcome of external DCR surgery does not appear to be optimal and, in fact, far worse than the short-term results reported in the international literature

Healing of cornea following an electric burn

ABSTRACT Electrical injuries have become a significant health problem in developing countries because of increase in access to electricity in the last few decades and lack of adequate safety measures. Electrical injuries of eyes are relatively uncommon. A case report of a rapid and complete corneal healing accompanied by satisfactory visual recovery after an electric burn event in a 20-year-old male is reported. The patient had accidental exposure to high voltage live wire while he was repairing it, resulting in severe ocular and superficial body burn. He was not wearing any protective equipment at the time of injury. On examination, the best-corrected visual acuity was counting fingers in the left eye with severe corneal epithelial loss and diffuse corneal oedema. The patient was treated medically, with a rapid corneal healing and resolution of oedema over the next few days. Visual acuity in the worse eye (left) improved to 20/25 from counting fingers

Periocular infantile haemangioma and the role of propranolol.

ABSTRACT This case of a four and a half-month-old girl describes periocular infantile haemangioma which was treated successfully with propranolol. She developed a red coloured lesion around the left upper eye lid at one week of age. A gradual increase was noticed in the size of the lesion and by the age of four and a half months, the swelling had increased enough to cover her visual axis, completely occluding her left eye. Oral propranolol therapy was initiated with a daily dosage of 1 mg/kg body weight. The dose was increased gradually, and there was an excellent response to propranolol treatment. A complete eye opening was observed 8 months after the initiation of this treatment