To evaluate the effects of menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on quality amount tear, intraocular pressure (IOP) retrobulbar blood flow velocities.Twenty women aged between 40 50 years, free ocular systemic diseases planning to receive HRT were recruited as study group. Twenty-four healthy, age-matched but still menstruating enrolled controls. On first day basal reflex Schirmer test, tear break-up time IOP measurements (at 08.00, 12.00 16.00 h) performed for all groups. second...

The authors describe a modified perfluoro-n-octane (PFO)-assisted autologous internal limiting membrane (ILM) transplantation technique for macular hole (MH) reintervention and present results from series of 11 patients. harvested free ILM flap transplanted it into the MH under PFO bubble. time at which is injected, extent coverage PFO, sequence fluid-air exchange (FAE) are crucial to overcome previously described technical difficulties relieving forceps, stabilizing MH, prevention...

Uncontrolled proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) can cause fibrovascular growth and retinal traction, leading to tractional detachment (TRD). The role of primary retinectomy in TRD remains unclear, as most studies focus on rhegmatogenous (RRD) with PVR. This study aims investigate the impact anatomical visual outcomes patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for TRD. Patients who underwent during PPV were retrospectively evaluated. Best corrected acuity (BCVA) before surgery at...

The temporal inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique was developed to improve vitreoretinal surgery for large macular holes (MH). However, in addition the difficulty of surgical procedure, main concern is displacement ILM due small fluid leakage into posterior pole, even short time required close sclerotomies after fluid–air exchange. A new approach described here. In this approach, when over MH, forceps, while it closed, are gently pressed folded edge and passed ( just like...

Purpose. Povidone iodine has been proven to be a valuable antiseptic solution in preparing the eye for surgery and is an alternative postoperative topical antibiotics. No study addressed intraocular toxicity of povidone after injection into anterior chamber. We investigated potential on corneal endothelium injections chamber rabbit model. Methods. In this we used 24 eyes 12 albino rabbits. The were divided following three groups according drugs tested: group A, 5% iodine; B, 10% C, balanced...

This study aimed to evaluate subclinical retinal microvascular changes with OCTA in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) patients without ocular involvement.Ten eyes of 10 JSLE and 13 age sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled. The superficial (SCP) deep capillary plexus (DCP), FAZ parameters, the flow area outer retina, choriocapillaris evaluated using OCTA.All vessel density (VD) parameters DCP significantly lower group compared HCs. There was no significant difference...

Purpose. To evaluate the effectiveness of intraoperative mitomycin C in preventing recurrence primary pterygium. Methods. In this prospective, randomized study, 38 eyes 35 patients with pterygium were evaluated. 19 eyes, "bare sclera technique" combined application 0.2 mg/mL (0.02%) for five minutes was performed (mitomycin treated group). The other eyes—taken as control group—underwent surgical excision alone. Statistics analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test and Fischer's exact test. Results....

Background . To compare the efficacy and safety of topical anesthesia versus retrobulbar in 23-gauge vitreoretinal surgery. Materials Methods A total 63 patients scheduled for 23 G posterior vitrectomy without scleral buckling procedures were included study. The randomly assigned to receive either (Group 1,<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>31</mml:mn></mml:math>) or 2,<mml:math...

The purpose of this work was to describe the choroidal structure in patients with oculocutaneous albinism (OCA).20 eyes 10 OCA and 14 7 healthy controls were recruited for study. Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (OCT) images subjects taken. thickness (CT) measured from outer boarder retinal pigment epithelium inner sclera at 500 µm intervals a horizontal section optic disc. Statistical analysis performed evaluate variations CT subfoveal peripapillary areas.In fundoscopic...

To compare the effectiveness of disinsertion inferior oblique muscle (DIO) with anterior transposition (ATIO) in treatment vertical deviations resulting from superior palsy.In this prospective randomized study, 22 patients unilateral palsy were evaluated. Eleven underwent DIO procedure (DIO group), and other eleven ATIO (ATIO group). Statistics analyzed using Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney U tests.The mean preoperative primary-position hypertropia was 22.2 +/- 6.2 prism diopters (Delta) group 23.1...

Purpose: This study was designed to report a case of acanthamoeba keratitis in 5-year-old child without history trauma or contact lens usage. Methods: The history, clinical presentation, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches were reviewed. Results: A any use referred our university clinic with an initial diagnosis disciform herpetic keratitis. After 2 weeks antibacterial antiviral therapy, corneal biopsy performed for diagnostic purposes. revealed acanthamoeba. Subsequently intensive...

To use optical coherence tomography (OCT) to assess changes in foveal thickness after uneventful phacoemulsification eyes with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF), glaucoma (PXG), or primary open-angle (POAG).Department of Ophthalmology, University Kocaeli, Turkey.This prospective observational case series comprised 87 (87 patients) that had phacoemulsification. Thirty-three were control cataract and no ocular disease, 15 POAG, 22 PXF, 17 PXG. Foveal was measured by OCT preoperatively 1, 2, 4,...

Purpose: In this experimental study, the effects of systemic memantine administration on retinal ultrastructure experimentally induced glaucomatous rats were investigated.Methods: Twenty-four Wistar albino included in study.Glaucoma was by injecting sodium hyaluronate into anterior chamber for a period three weeks.As control, 8 sham treated (Group C).Glaucoma animals divided two groups; Group M (n = 8) received single daily dose 10 mg/kg memantine, and G same volume saline 8), via...

Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a syndrome characterized by lymphadenopathy, fever, and skin lesions following cat or bite. Bartonella henselae the primary bacterial agent responsible for CSD. In this report, we describe cases with atypical presentation of serologically proven B. neuroretinitis. study, 3 patients neuroretinitis were evaluated. Animal contact histories; results ocular examinations systemic investigations; clinical findings; treatment compliance assessed. All denied history cats...

Purpose: Intense inflammation after cataract surgery can cause cystoid macular edema, posterior synechia and capsule opacification. This experimental study was performed to investigate the effect of air bubble on when given anterior chamber rabbit eyes surgery. Materials Methods: 30 15 rabbits were enrolled in study. One two group other eye control group. After balanced salt solution (BSS; Alcon) left eye. Results: On first, second, fourth fifth days, inflammations examined by biomicroscopy....

&lt;i&gt;Purpose:&lt;/i&gt; To compare the short-term ocular hypotensive efficacy and side effects of 0.2% brimonidine 0.5% apraclonidine in patients with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). &lt;i&gt;Methods:&lt;/i&gt; We performed a double-masked, placebo-controlled study to application for effect IOP, systemic blood heart rate 20 newly diagnosed hypertensive patients. Effects on untreated fellow eye were also determined. All measurements 1, 2, 4, 6 8 h after instillation one drop....

Purpose: To observe the effects of caffeine intake on vessel densities in macular and peripapillary regions to analyze correlations vascular properties these two interlinked healthy volunteers using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Methods: In this prospective randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study, 120 participants were grouped into groups: sixty subjects as a study group, which received placebo placebo. OCTA imaging was performed at baseline 1 h after drug...

In Brief PURPOSE: To compare the adherence of Staphylococcus epidermidis on AcrySof (Alcon) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) intraocular lenses (IOLs) treated with vancomycin, teicoplanin, cefuroxime. SETTING: Kocaeli University, School Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. METHODS: The were contaminated S solutions containing 108 colony- forming units. Intraocular placed in sterile triptic soy broth after being held antibiotic for 15 minutes. After that, sonication vortex procedures performed to...