Clinical analysis of supraciliary effusion development following gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy surgery for pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Purpose: To investigate clinical characteristics of postoperative supraciliary effusion (SCE) development following gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG).

Methods: In this prospective and observational study, 64 eyes (64 patients) with PEXG were examined with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) after GATT over a 12-month follow-up. Outcomes were surgical success, intraocular pressure (IOP), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), number of antiglaucoma medications (AGM) and complications of the SCE (+) group with those of SCE (-) group.

Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy as a primary surgical option for glaucoma in Fuchs uveitis syndrome: A case series.

Background: Fuchs uveitis syndrome (FUS) is a chronic intraocular inflammatory disease. It can lead to glaucoma which can be intractable to both medical and surgical treatment. In the present report, we describe our experience with GATT as a primary surgical option in the treatment of glaucoma secondary to FUS.

A Prospective Comparison of 180 Versus 360-Degree Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy Outcomes in Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma.

Prcis: Analysis of surgical success and intraocular pressure (IOP), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and antiglaucomatous medication (AGM) changes between segmental 180-degree and 360-degree gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculectomy (GATT) in patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG) showed no significant difference.

Objective: To compare surgical outcomes of segmental 180-degree and 360-degree GATT in patients with PEXG.

Materials And Methods: Prospective, comparative study of 65 PEXG eyes, who underwent segmental 180-degree GATT (GATT 180-degree group, 31 eyes) and 360-degree GATT (GATT 360-degree group, 34 eyes) in a tertiary academic center over a 12-month of follow-up.

Evaluation of peripheral anterior synechia formation following gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy surgery.

Purpose: To quantitatively assess the development of peripheral anterior synechia (PAS) formation rate and PAS locations on gonioscopic examination following gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) surgery and investigate the surgical outcomes.

Methods: A total of 35 eyes from 31 patients with open angle glaucoma who underwent GATT or combined GATT and phacoemulsification surgery were analyzed. Presence of PAS was assessed on gonioscopy in nasal, temporal, superior and inferior quadrants at months 1, 3 and 6 following surgery.

The clinical use of ultra - Wide field imaging and intravenous fluorescein angiography in infants with retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: To investigate the potential benefits and practicality of ultra - wide field (UWF) imaging and intravenous UWF fluorescein angiography (IV UWF - FA) in infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) using an Optos® California device.

Methods: This retrospective study involved 46 infants with a history of ROP who underwent UWF imaging with or without IV UWF - FA. ROP characteristics were identified using UWF color imaging.

Infliximab therapy provides beneficial effects for choroidal thickness increase in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis: A possible mechanism mediating the suppressing of uveitis attacks.

Objectives: This study aims to quantitatively assess the profile of the choroidal thickness (ChT) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) using optical coherence tomography (OCT), and to examine whether the posterior eye segment abnormalities in active AS patients are reversible by infliximab therapy.

Patients And Methods: October 2014 and March 2016 Thirty-one patients with AS (22 males, 9 females; mean age 39.6±12.

Effect of Body Position on Intraocular Pressure Measured by Rebound Tonometer in Healthy Children.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of body position on intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement in the pediatric age group.

Materials And Methods: Children whose general condition was healthy and ophthalmic examination was within normal limits were included. Forty-nine eyes of 49 pediatric patients were included in the study.

A comparison of three different tonometric methods in the measurement of intraocular pressure in the pediatric age group.

Introduction And Aim: To compare intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained with non-contact tonometry (NCT), Icare rebound tonometry (IRT) and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) in pediatric cases and to examine the effect of topical anesthesia on measurements obtained using IRT.

Materials And Methods: Pediatric cases in a healthy general condition and with ophthalmic examination findings within normal limits were included in the study. IOP measurements were taken with NCT and IRT devices in all cases.

Repeatability and Agreement of Macular Thickness Measurements Obtained with Two Different Scan Modes of the Optovue RTVue Optical Coherence Tomography Device.

Objectives: To evaluate the repeatability and agreement of macular thickness measurements obtained with E-MM5 and MM6, two different scan modes, on the Optovue RTVue optic coherence tomography (OCT) device.

Materials And Methods: Three consecutive macular thickness measurements in 30 healthy volunteers were taken using the OCT device E-MM5 and MM6 scan modes. The repeatability and agreement of these measurements obtained from the two scan modes and divided into nine anatomical regions based on early treatment diabetic retinopathy study were subjected to statistical analysis.

The Relation of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio with High Axial Myopia.

: To investigate the relation between high axial myopia and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) values.: Seventy-nine cases were enrolled, 50 myopic and 29 emmetropic. All participants were assigned into three groups: Group I (high myopia with no retinal involvement), Group II (high myopia with retinal involvement) and Group III (control).

An investigation of the ocular toxic effects of levetiracetam therapy in children with epilepsy.

Objective: To investigate the potential toxic effects of levetiracetam monotherapy on ocular tissues in cases of pediatric epilepsy using optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods: Thirty epileptic children (group 1) receiving levetiracetam monotherapy at a dosage of 20-40 mg/kg/day for at least 1 year with a first diagnosis of epilepsy and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy children (group 2) were included in the study. In addition to a detailed eye examination, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness, foveal thickness (FT), and central corneal thickness (CCT) were measured in all children by means of spectral domain OCT.

A comparison of the effects of perindopril arginine and amlodipine on choroidal thickness in patients with primary hypertension.

Background/aim: This study aimed to investigate the effects of two different medical treatment options on choroidal thickness (CT) in patients with primary hypertension.

Materials And Methods: Forty newly diagnosed primary hypertension patients and 21 healthy volunteers were included. The patients were randomly divided into two subgroups.

The Relationship between Serum Carbonic Anhydrase I-II Autoantibody Levels and Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes Patients.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between serum carbonic anhydrase I-II (CA-I and II) autoantibody levels and diabetic retinopathy (DRP) in cases with type 1 diabetes.

Materials And Methods: A total of 37 type-1 diabetic patients, 17 with DRP (group 1) and 20 without (group 2), and 38 healthy control subjects (group 3) were included. CA-I and CA-II autoantibody levels were measured in serum samples obtained from each of the three groups and compared statistically.

Evaluation of the effects on choroidal thickness of bimatoprost 0.03% versus a brinzolamide 1.0%/timolol maleate 0.5% fixed combination.

Objective: To investigate the effects of two different medical treatment options on choroidal thickness (CT) in cases of open-angle glaucoma (OAG).

Methods: Sixty-seven eyes newly diagnosed with OAG and 52 healthy eyes constituting the control group were included in the study. Glaucomatous eyes were randomly divided into two subgroups; Group I was started on bimatoprost 0.

Investigation of the effect of hemoglobin F and A levels on development of retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of hemoglobin F (HbF) and hemoglobin A (HbA) levels on development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in premature infants.

Methods: In this prospective study, blood samples were collected from the side of the heel of 49 premature infants at postnatal months 0, 1, 2, and 3. HbF and HbA levels were measured in all samples and analyzed statistically.

Evaluation of Retinal Changes Using Optical Coherence Tomography in a Pediatric Case of Susac Syndrome.

Susac syndrome is a rare occlusive vasculopathy affecting the retina, inner ear and brain. The cause is unknown, although it generally affects young women. This syndrome can be difficult to diagnose because its signs can only be revealed by detailed examination.

Bilateral acute angle closure developing due to use of ipratropium bromide and salbutamol.

Acute angle closure can be seen as a side effect of some medications that can be used systemically. In this article, clinical characteristics of 54-year-old female patient who applied to our clinic with bilateral acute angle closure and has been received nebulized form of salbutamol and ipratropium bromide due to asthma for 4 days was evaluated. Right and left eye IOP were measured as 50 and 48 mmHg.

Determination of regional screening criteria for retinopathy ofprematurity in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey.

Background/aim: To establish a regional screening protocol for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Materials And Methods: Data were analyzed from the hospital records of 1241 infants with gestational age (GA) at birth ≤36 weeks and birth weight (BW) of ≤3600 g.

Results: The mean GA of the infants was 32.

Comparison of brimonidine-timolol and dorzolamide-timolol in the management of intraocular pressure increase after phacoemulsification.

Aim: To compare the effectiveness of brimonidine/timolol fixed combination (BTFC) and dorzolamide/timolol fixed combination (DTFC) in the management of short-term intraocular pressure (IOP) increase after phacoemulsification surgery.

Methods: Eighty eyes of 80 patients undergoing phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation were randomly assigned into three groups. Group 1 consisted of 28 eyes and represented the control group.

Effects of 1% cyclopentolate hydrochloride on anterior segment parameters obtained with Pentacam in young adults.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of topically applied 1% cyclopentolate hydrochloride on anterior segment parameters obtained with a Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera in healthy young adults.

Methods: Anterior segment analyses of 25 eyes from 25 young adults (Group 1), before and after 45 min of 1% cyclopentolate hydrochloride application, were performed. For a control group (cycloplegia-free, Group 2), 24 eyes of 24 age- and sex-matched healthy cases were evaluated twice at 45 min intervals.