WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Introduction

The Department of Ophthalmology in UiTM was established in 2004 with one lecturer and one trainee and has since evolved into a center where the focus on Research and Innovation has been well harmonized with Clinical, Surgical and Teaching commitments.

Our Ophthalmology Clinic service is located at Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah (HASA) in Puncak Alam, where we run General Ophthalmology and Medical Retina clinics. We also conduct Optometrist Clinics, which focuses mainly on refractive error and diabetic retinopathy screening. We also perform our surgical services in the Operation Theatre in HASA.

Teaching focuses on the 4th Year Medical students during their specialty posting, as well as teaching & learning for undergraduate Optometry students. We have expanded into online learning and have initiated education via social media with our Instagram page - @oftalmologiuitm and our Youtube channel - Oftalmologi UiTM. Members of our department are involved in cutting edge clinical trials and have published many peer-reviewed articles of unique clinical cases as well as molecular studies pertaining to Ophthalmology.

Our team is dedicated to the betterment of education and are involved in award-winning innovations, in particular our game-based learning innovation titled Red Alert: EYE-some Escape Room and our FAST flashcards - screening aids for the detection of refractive errors.

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RESEARCH PROJECTS

Randomized, Double-Masked, Active-Controlled, Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Aflibercept 8 mg in Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion (QUASAR) Study – Ongoing
 
Investigating Pi3k-Akt-Mtor Signaling Pathway In Allergic Asthma Conjunctivitis Model – DUCS, 2022
Effects Of Outdoor Light Exposure In Predicting Changes in refractive Error Among Children In Malaysia Post-Covid 19 Pandemic A Prospective Cohort Study – DUCS-P, 2022
 
Salowi MA, Naing NN, Mustafa N, Wan Nawang WR, Sharudin SN, Ngah NF. Changing trend of cataract blindness and visual outcomes after cataract surgery in adults aged 50 years and older: findings from the national eye surveys in Malaysia. BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2024 Aug 12;9(1):e001732. doi link PMID: 39134324; PMCID: PMC11331974.
 
Naqaweh, A., Mohamed, S., & Saliman, N. (2024). Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and OCT Angiography (OCTA) Biomarkers for Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review. Journal of Health Science and Medical Research, 42(6), e20241102. doi link
 
Salowi MA, Naing NN, Mustafa N, Wan Nawang WR, Sharudin SN, Ngah NF. Prevalence of visual impairment and its causes in adults aged 50 years and older: Estimates from the National Eye Surveys in Malaysia. PLoS One. 2024 Oct 24;19(10):e0299768. doi link PMID: 39446766; PMCID: PMC11500914.
 
Chew LL, See W, Tan CL, Oli Mohamed S, Iqbal T, Ibrahim N. Sight-Threatening Unilateral Posterior Scleritis With Positive Atypical p-ANCA As Early Manifestation of Lupus Spectrum Disease. Cureus. 2024 Apr 18;16(4):e58507. doi link PMID: 38765367; PMCID: PMC11101982.
 
Shalini, J., Muhammad Adib Redzuan, & Ali. (2024). Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion as a Presentation of Seronegative Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Pregnancy. Cureus. doi link
 
Ghani, A., Mohd, A., Sulaiman, N.W., Nurliza Khaliddin and Norlina Ramli (2024). A CASE REPORT OF ISOLATED INFANTILE HEMANGIOMA WITH MICROPHTHALMOS: Journal of Health and Translational Medicine (JUMMEC), [online] 27(1), pp.183–186. doi link
 
Param Jit Singh JK, Chewa Raja JS. Misdiagnosis of Ocular Adnexal Sporotrichosis: A Case Series. Cureus. 2024 Oct 16;16(10):e71657. doi link PMID: 39553126; PMCID: PMC11566377.
 
Nurul-Farhana M, Roslin-Azni AA, Sor-Earn T, Shatriah I, Shelina OM. Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management. Cureus. 2024 Apr 18;16(4):e58510. doi link PMID: 38765355; PMCID: PMC11101984.
 
Abdul Ghani NA, Abdul Nasir NA, Lambuk L, Sadikan MZ, Agarwal R, Ramli N. The effect of palm oil-derived tocotrienol-rich fraction in preserving normal retinal vascular diameter in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2023 Jun;261(6):1587-1596. doi link
 
Pee, X.K., Low, A., Ab Kahar, M.E.P.I. et al. Purtscher-like retinopathy and paracentral acute middle maculopathy following breast filler injection. BMC Ophthalmol 23, 444 (2023). doi link
 
Khairudin, Z., Abdul Razak, N.A., Abd Rahman, H.A., Kamaruddin, N. and Abd Aziz, N.A. (2020). PREDICTION OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AMONG TYPE II DIABETIC PATIENTS USING DATA MINING TECHNIQUES. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF COMPUTING, 5(2), p.572. doi link
 
Noh S, Kadir S, Vasudevan S. Important Metabolites in Maintaining Folate Cycle, Homocysteine, and Polyamine Metabolism Associated with Ranibizumab Treatment in Cultured Human Tenon’s Fibroblasts. Biomolecules 2019;9:243. doi link
 
Fatin Hanisah F, Umi Kalthum MN, Rona Asnida N, Jemaima CH. Atypical Contact Lens Related Corneal Ulcer Caused by Pasteurella Multocida. Journal of Surgical Academia 2018; 8(1): 43-46. doi link
 
Singh S, Agarwal R, Za R, Ngu R, Nyein LL, Vasudevan S, Kapitonova M, Kadir A, Visvaraja S. Ocular Permeation Of Topical Tazocin And Its Effectiveness In The Treatment Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Induced Keratitis In Rabbits, Journal Of Ocular Pharmacology And Therapeutics 2018;34:1,214-223. doi link
 
Fatin Hanisah F, Rona Asnida N, Jemaima CH. Recurrent chalazia secondary to bortezomib. Med & Health Dec 2018; 13(2): 217-222. doi link
 
Mahyudin M, Wan Ahmad W , Noh S , Hanafi N, Aziz M, Kadir S, Vasudevan S. The Effects Of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field On Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Protein Expression Of Human Astrocytes. International Journal Of Research 2018;5:15,593-602.

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Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor Branch,
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