Evaluation of the lacrimal punctum parameters in Turkish population with anterior segment optic coherence tomography.

Purpose: To determine the anatomical parameters of puncta in Turkish population without any complaint of epiphora, using anterior segment optic coherence tomography (AS-OCT).

Materials And Methods: The healthy participants between 26 and 83 years old who applied to our outpatient clinic from May 2022 to June 2022 for spectacle prescription or the accompanying person of the patients were included in the study. All participants underwent AS-OCT (Revo 60, OPTOPOL Technology, Zawiercie, Poland).

Alterations in optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography findings in children with partial biotinidase deficiency.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate whether retinal neurovascular structural impairment in children with partial biotinidase deficiency (BD) could be detected early via optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA).

Methods: Eighty patients with partial BD and 80 control cases without any known systemic or ocular diseases were enrolled in this prospective study. Retinal neurovascular structures in the macular and optic disc regions were examined in using OCT and OCTA.

Long-term Results of Punctoplasty With Canalicular Triangular Flap in Punctal Stenosis.

Purpose: The aim was to describe the punctoplasty technique with canalicular triangular flap, and present the long-term results of the technique in patients with inferior punctal stenosis.

Methods: The files of the patients who were diagnosed with punctal stenosis grade 0, 1, and 2 and underwent a canalicular triangular flap were evaluated retrospectively. The study was approved by the local ethical committee of the University of Health Sciences, Prof.

The outcomes of primary pars plana vitrectomy alone as a first surgical procedure in pediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Purpose: To evaluate the characteristics and analyze the results of patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) as the first surgery due to rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in pediatric age.

Methods: The records of pediatric patients who underwent PPV alone due to RRD were reviewed retrospectively. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) values were recorded before and after the surgery.

Evaluation of post phacoemulsification inflammation in eyes with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome according to phaco parameters via laser flare photometry.

Background: To compare the changes in anterior chamber laser flare after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation according to phaco parameters in eyes with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome.

Methods: Patients (39 without pseudoexfoliation (PEX), 28 with pseudoexfoliation) who underwent the surgery with the same device (Centurion System, Alcon Laboratories, USA) and same experienced surgeon were divided according to the presence of PEX. Anterior chamber laser flare was assessed using a laser flare meter (Kowa-FM700, Kowa Company, Japan) by the same blinded researcher.

Experience of applying cosmetic Etafilcon A contact lens in cases with microcornea.

Purpose: Microcornea is a rare condition that frequently resulets in serious cosmetic concerns due to the resultant asymmetrical appearance of the eye, and its cosmetic rehabilitation is possible with the use of colored contact lenses. This paper aims to present our experiences with the use of cosmetic Etafilcon A contact lenses for microcornea.

Methods: Eight patients with unilateral microcornea without any systemic involvement were included in this study, and they underwent routine ophthalmological examination, corneal topography, and optical biometry.

Non-intraocular pressure-related revision surgeries after Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in refractory glaucoma.

Purpose: Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) is an effective treatment method for refractory glaucoma (RG), however, additional surgical interventions may be required over the course of follow-up due to complications. Our aim is to investigate the causes, types, and outcomes of revisional surgical interventions apart from revisions aiming IOP control, following AGV implantation in patients with RG.

Methods: The pre- and postoperative month 1-3-6-12 and last visit examination findings of the patients who underwent various surgical revisions of AGV between January 2015 and April 2018 in our clinic were recorded, as well as the interval between AGV implantation-revision surgery and the presence of any other complications necessitating additional surgery.

Refractive and visual outcomes of small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in eyes with thin corneas.

Objectives: To report the refractive and visual outcomes of small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) with the thinnest corneal thickness (CCT) of less than 500 µm and evaluate it in terms of safety and efficacy.

Setting: Refractive Surgery Clinic of University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Refraction under general anesthesia in children, using cycloplegic refraction only as a reference.

Purpose: To compare the measurements of cycloplegic refraction and refraction (R1-1) under general anesthesia (GA) when using the same portable auto-refractometer (ARF) in pediatric patients.

Methods: 36Thirty-six to 60-month-old patients who underwent refraction measurements using a portable ARF (Retinomax® K plus 3, Righton, Japan), who did not receive prior cycloplegics under this GA and who had cycloplegic refraction using 1% cyclopentolate and the same Retinomax® device < 3 months prior this GA, between 2015 and 2018, were included in this study. The agreement (Bland-Altman analysis) and correlation (Pearson correlation) between the mean values of the measurements were analyzed.