Advanced General Medical Conference The Royal College of Physicians (London), The Ministry of Health, Oman, and Sultan Qaboos University 22-23 February 2012

Cannabis Exposure in an Omani Child First case report from Oman

We report a confrmed case of cannabis exposure in an Omani female child with developmental delay. Cannabis exposure in children can lead to many consequences; for example, chronic use can result in developmental delay,...

Quantitative and Qualitative Corneal Endothelial Morphology of Omani Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome

Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome is one of the leading causes of secondary open angle glaucoma and blindness. Tis study explored whether in PEX eyes, preoperative changes in corneal endothelial cell morphology might be a...

Medical Students’ Perceptions of Peer Assessment in a Problem-based Learning Curriculum

Objectives: Peer assessment (PA) is believed to support learning and help students develop both professionally and personally. Te aim of this study was to examine medical students’ perceptions of intragroup PA in a p...

Urinary Bladder Stone Complicating Ventriculovesical Shunt

Te standard treatment for hydrocephalus is either a ventriculoperitoneal or a ventriculo-atrial shunt. However, these conventional shunts may be associated with considerable complications and high revision rates which...