SITI NUR AMIRA ABU KASSIM

@moh.gov.my

Ophthalmologist Ministry of Health Malaysia
Ministry of Health Malaysia



              

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RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Ophthalmology

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Scopus Publications

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Scholar Citations

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Scopus Publications

  • Neonatal eye screening for 203 healthy term new-borns using a wide-field digital retinal imaging system
    Kenneth Teow Kheng Leong, Siti Nur Amira Abu Kassim, Jasvinjeet Kaur Sidhu, Zayani Zohari, Thivakar Sivalingam, Sunder Ramasamy, Safinaz Mohd Khialdin, Noraihan Mohd Nordin, and Jamalia Rahmat
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Abstract Background The current practice for new-born eye examination by an Ophthalmologist in Malaysian hospitals is limited to only preterm new-borns, syndromic or ill infants. Healthy term new-borns are usually discharged without a thorough eye examination. This study is aimed at determining the proportion and types of ocular abnormalities detected in purportedly healthy term new-borns. Method This cross-sectional study is comprised of 203 participants, all purportedly healthy term new-born infants from the Obstetrics and Gynaecology ward at Hospital Kuala Lumpur over a 6 months period. The examination list includes external eye examination, red reflex test, and fundus imaging using a wide-field digital retinal imaging system (Phoenix Clinical ICON Paediatric Retinal Camera) by a trained Investigator. The pathologies detected were documented. The results were compared and correlated with similar studies published in the literature previously. Results Total ocular abnormalities were detected in 34% of the infants. The most common finding was retinal haemorrhage in 29.6% of the infants, of which 53.3% occurred bilaterally. Spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) remained the greatest risk factor which has nearly 3.5 times higher risk of new-borns developing retinal haemorrhage compared to Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS). There was a 6% increased likelihood of developing retinal haemorrhage for every 1-min increment in the duration of 2nd stage of labour. Conclusion Universal eye screening for all new-borns using a wide-field digital imaging system is realistically possible, safe, and useful in detecting posterior segment disorders. The most common abnormality detected is retinal haemorrhage.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • THRESHOLD RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY IN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-INFECTED INFANT: A CASE REPORT
    SNAA Kassim, SM Khialdin, RA Rahman, O Othman
     2022

  • UNILATERAL HERPES ZOSTER UVEITIS FOLLOWING CATARACT SURGERY ON CONTRALATERAL EYE
    SNAA Kassim, YM Hsien, WHWA Halim, O Othman
     2022

  • Neonatal eye screening for 203 healthy term new-borns using a wide-field digital retinal imaging system
    K Teow Kheng Leong, SNA Abu Kassim, JK Sidhu, Z Zohari, T Sivalingam, ...
    BMC ophthalmology 21, 1-10 2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Neonatal eye screening for 203 healthy term new-borns using a wide-field digital retinal imaging system
    K Teow Kheng Leong, SNA Abu Kassim, JK Sidhu, Z Zohari, T Sivalingam, ...
    BMC ophthalmology 21, 1-10 2021
    Citations: 7