Assessment and evaluation of the level of satisfaction after Lasik among myopic patients in Aljouf city

Background: laser in situ keratomileusis [LASIK] has being used as the most effective and common refractive surgical procedure of choice for correction and elimination of myopic errors. The use of refractive surgeries has aided subjects to get rid of contact lenses either soft or rigid as well as eye glasses. Objective: Evaluate the level of satisfaction and the impact on the quality of life in myopic patients after a LASIK operation

Methods: this is a cross-sectional and community based survey study in which 111 participants were enrolled. All patients underwent a data collection and Satisfaction assessment including a 29 Likert model statements

Results: high levels of satisfaction [81.9%] and quality of life [76.5%] were found among myopic patients. Most of patients did LASIK to get rid of their glasses and to have good visual results regarding to reading, driving, swimming at day light or at night. The majority of subjects revealed that the surgery achieved their goal, and 83.8% would praise LASIK for friends. Females showed a significant higher motive for performing LASIK to improve their general look. The medical professions showed lower levels of satisfaction toward quality of vision than educational professions

Conclusion: a high level of satisfaction, quality of life and vision satisfaction was found in the present study after LASIK among myopic patients in Aljouf city

Serum levels of aminoterminal propeptides of type I collagen indicating osteoporsis in early postmenopausal women with correlation to bone densitometry

To reduce accelerated bone loss in early postmenopause and to minimize the risk of fracture, a variety of antiresorptive treatments [e.g. calcium, calcitonin, estrogen and bisphosphonates] was used. Among the different bone resorption markers, degradation products of type I collagen have demonstrated their superiority. The serum levels of aminoterminal propeptides [PINP] of type I collagen were determined in the sera of 60 healthy postmenopausal women subjected to densitometric measurements of lumber vertebrae to indicate osteoporosis. Bone mineral densitometry [BMD] was most strongly associated with the serum levels of propeptides type I collagen. The value of PINP may be used as an indicator not only for the treatment evaluation but also as a predictor of the risk of occurrence of hip or spine bone fractures

CT scan of brain in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Sixteen female SLE patients with an age ranging between 25 and 40 years were included in this study. Neuropsychiatric manifestations were found in 32.2% of the 16 SLE patients. There were impaired memory and concentration [one case], monoparesis and aphasia [one case], dizziness [one case], headache [three cases], psychosis [one case] and depression [one case]. CT scan endings of the brain were abnormal in 25% of the SLE patients and it revealed areas of microinfarction in temporal, parietal or frontal lobes. CT scan of the brain is helpful to detect the brain involvement in SLE patients