HIV-related eye disease in patients presenting to a tertiary care government hospital in Turkey.

Aim: To document the ocular involvement in HIV-infected individuals in Turkey and to compare the findings with those from other centers throughout the world.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, patients with HIV infection being monitored in a tertiary hospital in Istanbul were enrolled. Ocular examination was performed, and the prevalence of ocular manifestations determined.

Screening for retinopathy of prematurity in a tertiary hospital in Istanbul: incidence and risk factors.

Purpose: To study the incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in premature infants examined in a tertiary hospital in Istanbul.

Methods: Data of infants screened for ROP from April 2007 to September 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. Possible risk factors and eye examinations were recorded and analyzed using the chi-square test and univariate and multivariate regressions.