Mahmoud Ahmad Omar

Dr. Mahmoud Ahmad Omar

ITS, Ktech, Kuwait City, Al ‘Āşimah, Kuwait
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29 July 2023 in Diagnostics
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SASarah Atta
Sarah Atta
Rohan Bir SinghRohan Bir Singh
Rohan Bir Singh
KSKeerthana Samanthapudi
Keerthana Samanthapudi
CPChandrashan Perera
Chandrashan Perera
Mahmoud Ahmad OmarMahmoud Ahmad Omar
Mahmoud Ahmad Omar
Vishal JhanjiVishal Jhanji
Vishal Jhanji
Purpose: To examine the clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) negative cases of infectious keratitis. Methods: In this retrospective case series, we evaluated the laboratory and medical records of culture- and PCR-negative cases (2016–2020) reported to a tertiary care center, which were presumed to be infectious keratitis on the basis of clinical history and presentation. Results: A total of 121 cases with culture-negative keratitis were included in this study. The mean age of the patients was 48.42 ± 1.89 years, and 53.72% were female. At presentation, the presumed etiology was viral in 38.01%, bacterial in 27.27%, fungal in 8.26%, Acanthamoeba in 6.61%, and unlisted in 28.92% of cases. The most common risk factors were a previous history of ocular surface diseases (96.69%) and contact lens use (37.19%). In total, 61.98% of the patients were already on antimicrobial medication at presentation. The initial management was altered in 79 cases (65.29%) during the treatment course. Average presenting and final (post-treatment) visual acuities (VA) were 0.98 ± 0.04 (LogMAR) and 0.42 ± 0.03 (LogMAR), respectively. A significantly higher frequency of patients with a final VA worse than 20/40 (Snellen) had worse VA at initial presentation (p < 0.0001). A history of ocular surface disease, cold sores, and recurrent infection (p < 0.05) were more commonly associated with a presumed diagnosis of viral keratitis. The patients with presumed bacterial etiology were younger and had a history of poor contact lens hygiene (p < 0.05). Conclusions: We observed a distinct difference in clinical features among patients with culture-negative and PCR-negative keratitis managed for presumed viral and bacterial infections. Although there was significant variability in presentation and management duration in this cohort, the visual outcomes were generally favorable.

30 June 2021 in The Laryngoscope
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Mahmoud Ahmad OmarMahmoud Ahmad Omar
Mahmoud Ahmad Omar
AQAnas Qatanani
Anas Qatanani
SKSyed Z. Kaleem
Syed Z. Kaleem
BMBrian J. McKinnon
Brian J. McKinnon

16 August 2022 in American Journal of Otolaryngology
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Mahmoud Ahmad OmarMahmoud Ahmad Omar
Mahmoud Ahmad Omar
AQAnas M. Qatanani
Anas M. Qatanani
NDNerone O. Douglas
Nerone O. Douglas
BNBaraa S. Nawash
Baraa S. Nawash
TITamara Ibrahim
Tamara Ibrahim
BMBrian J. McKinnon
Brian J. McKinnon

10 December 2022 in Chest
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Mahmoud Ahmad OmarMahmoud Ahmad Omar
Mahmoud Ahmad Omar
AJAbdur Rahman Jabir
Abdur Rahman Jabir
IKImadh Khan
Imadh Khan
ENEnrico M. Novelli
Enrico M. Novelli
JXJulia Z. Xu
Julia Z. Xu

1 September 2021 in International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
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Mahmoud Ahmad OmarMahmoud Ahmad Omar
Mahmoud Ahmad Omar
JMJennifer L. McCoy
Jennifer L. McCoy
AMAndrew A. McCormick
Andrew A. McCormick
KVKishore Vellody
Kishore Vellody
DCDavid H. Chi
David H. Chi

11 March 2026 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
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Mahmoud Ahmad OmarMahmoud Ahmad Omar
Mahmoud Ahmad Omar
MEMazzin Elsamaloty
Mazzin Elsamaloty
DYDottie Yu
Dottie Yu
IKImadh Khan
Imadh Khan
ZSZaman Shah
Zaman Shah
AGAmit Gupta
Amit Gupta