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Alfarhan, Abdulrahman
Bajaeifer, Yazen
Almeshari, Nawaf
Alnahdi, Muhannad A.
Maktabi, Azza
AlSulaiman, Naif
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Article History
Received: 21 January 2025
Accepted: 2 April 2025
First Online: 16 April 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Local Ethics Review Committee at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital waived the requirement for informed consent in compliance with Article 14 of the National Regulations for Research on Living Creatures, issued by the National Committee of Bioethics (NCBE), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia.As outlined in Article 25 of the same regulations, which addresses research involving minors, the IRB determined that obtaining informed consent from parents or legal guardians was not required for this study. This decision was based on the study’s design and objectives, ensuring full compliance with ethical and regulatory standards.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
