Angiographically silent macular retinoschisis and vitreomacular traction in a patient with same - side Duane retraction syndrome.

To report the unusual fundus features of a case with unilateral Duane retraction syndrome (DRS) with same-side extensive macular retinoschisis. A 75-year-old woman was diagnosed to have DRS type 3 and several multimodal fundus imaging modalities were performed. There was limited abduction and adduction, globe retraction, and narrowing of the palpebral fissure on the adduction of the left eye without a compensatory face turn.

The effect of hemispheric lesion location on trunk control.

Background: Trunk control is the basic component of postural control, and achieving trunk control is a complex process that can be achieved by dynamically building and maintaining neuromuscular function. Lateropulsion, which is also defined as the body falling to one side, is considered an important condition that is frequently encountered after stroke and affects trunk control. It is known that there are differences in the regulation of postural control and trunk control according to hemispheric localization.

The Role of Optic Nerve Diffusion Restriction on Visual Prognosis in Methanol Poisoning.

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of optic nerve diffusion status on cranio-orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in predicting visual prognosis in cases of methanol intoxication. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) from 16 eyes of eight patients who were admitted to our clinic due to methanol intoxication was analysed retrospectively. The relationship between clinical and laboratory findings, treatment regimen, visual prognosis, and imaging findings was investigated.

Can trunk control scales differentiate for dependent and independent ambulation in ischemic stroke patients?

This study aimed to compare the ability of trunk control scales (TCSs) to distinguish independent ambulation and investigate whether there was a relationship between TCSs and activities of daily living in patients with stroke. The prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 126 patients (52 females, 74 males; mean age: 64.9±10.

Therapeutic and prognostic features in myasthenia gravis patients followed in a tertiary neuromuscular diseases center in Turkey.

Introduction: In this study, we aim to evaluate the treatment responses and prognostic characteristics of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) patients followed in a tertiary neuromuscular diseases center in Turkey.

Methods: One hundred seventy four MG patients (between years 2011 and 2022) in Antalya, Turkey were diagnosed, and evaluated on a classification of MG was based on Myasthenia. Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) clinical classification.

Dexamethasone intravitreal implant for macular edema and some other rare indications in uveitis.

In the present study, 110 eyes of 81 patients with uveitis who underwent intravitreal dexamethasone implant (IDI) injection and had a follow-up of at least 6 months between January, 2012 and September, 2022, were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 298 IDI injections were administered (mean, 2.71±2.

Is the clinical course of non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy associated with oxidative damage and the dynamics of the antioxidant response?

Purpose: Oxidative stress is known to be a decisive factor in the wide etiopathogenesis of optic neuropathy. This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the interaction of optic neuropathy's clinical course with systemic oxidative damage and antioxidant response dynamics in a large series.

Methods: This case-controlled clinical study included 33 non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) patients and 32 healthy individuals.

Wide-Field Fluorescein Angiography in Patients with Idiopathic Acute Anterior Uveitis.

Purpose: To elucidate whether wide-field fluorescein angiography (WFFA) can yield additional information in patients with newly diagnosed idiopathic acute anterior uveitis (AAU).

Methods: The WFFA was performed in patients with idiopathic AAU, and the findings were analyzed according to the scoring system by Angiography Scoring for Uveitis Nomenclature.

Results: Forty-four eyes of 30 patients (22 eyes of 13 patients in the pediatric group and 22 eyes of 17 patients in the adult group) were studied.

Evaluation of the corneal biomechanical properties and corneal thickness in patients with Graves' orbitopathy.

Purpose: To evaluate the corneal biomechanical properties and central corneal thickness in patients with Graves' orbitopathy (GO).

Method: A total of 132 eyes of 66 patients with GO and 108 eyes of 54 healthy subjects were enrolled. Eyes with GO were classified as high score clinical activity score (CAS, ≥ 3) (Group 1, n = 64) and low CAS score (< 3) (Group 2, n = 68).

Optic neuritis in CD59 deficiency: an extremely rare presentation.

Background: CD59 is the principal cell inhibitor of complement membrane attack on cells. Stroke, peripheral neuropathy, and recurrent central nervous system attacks have been reported in patients with inherited CD59 deficiency. In this paper, we report a patient with CD59 deficiency associated with two attacks of demyelinating peripheral neuropathy and the third attack as an isolated optic neuritis.

Accidentally diagnosed ocular abnormalities identified during close screening for retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: To report the variety of ocular findings which have been identified serendipitously during the screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a tertiary referral center during seven-year period.

Methods: The charts of 1568 preterm infants who screened for ROP were reviewed retrospectively. Any ocular lesion except for ROP were noted.

Autoimmune encephalitis and paraneoplastic syndromes in Turkey: a multi-centre study.

Background: Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) and paraneoplastic syndromes (PNS) are both rare groups of neurological diseases that are difficult to diagnose.

Aim: We aimed to determine the common and distinct aspects of these two aetiologies of encephalitis as well as the characteristics of our patient group.

Methods: We respectively analysed the records of the patients including symptoms, demographic features, neurological examination, cranial-magnetic-resonance-imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG) findings, cerebrospinal fluid results (CSF) findings.

Adult Spinal Primary Leptomeningeal Medulloblastoma Presenting as Pseudotumour Cerebri Syndrome.

A previously well 34-year-old man presented with severe pseudotumour cerebri. Imaging showed that he had a cauda equina tumour which proved to be a medulloblastoma. There was no tumour mass in the posterior fossa so we assume that this was a primary leptomeningeal medulloblastoma.

Effects of lumbar lordosis increment on gait deteriorations in ambulant boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Increment of lumbar lordosis, a frequent spinal finding in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), is a compensatory mechanism secondary to muscle weakness. However, excessive lumbar lordosis may change the position of the center of mass, and lead to balance and walking difficulties.

Objective: To study the relationship between factors that may influence ambulatory function in boys with DMD and to investigate the effects of lumbar lordosis increment on gait and balance perturbations.

CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiotherapy in Secondary Vasoproliferative Tumor of the Retina.

A 16-year-old boy with X-linked retinoschisis was examined for the visual decline on his left eye. Upon examination, a vasopermeable elevated mass lesion was determined at the lower temporal retinal periphery associated with surrounding arc-like hard exudates which is consistent with a vasoactive proliferative tumor of the retina. After discussing the therapeutic options with the patient and his parents, 3 successive dexamethasone implants 6 months apart were administered.

Unilateral Purtscher-like retinopathy as the presenting feature of a case with spontaneous carotid artery dissection.

Carotid artery dissection should be considered in the differential diagnosis when a clinician faces with a case presenting with a unilateral Purtscher-like retinopathy.

Patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis diagnosed with diverse multisystem involvement.

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a lipid storage disease caused by deficiency of sterol 27-hydroxylase enzyme encoded by CYP27A1 gene. This multicenter, cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to document clinical characteristics of CTX patients of different ages, clinical presentations of early-diagnosed patients, and responses to short-term chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) treatment. Seven of 11 CTX patients were diagnosed in childhood.

Complete blood count parameters to predict retinopathy of prematurity: when to evaluate and what do they tell us?

Purpose: To evaluate the relationship of novel inflammatory markers neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) development and requirement for laser photocoagulation (LP) treatment.

Methods: The charts of infants screened for ROP were reviewed retrospectively, and 120 newborns who had complete blood count (CBC) data in the first 24 hours after delivery (early period) and between 35 and 37th gestational weeks (late period) were included. Study population consisted of 34 infants who required LP for ROP treatment, 52 newborns with ROP that regressed without treatment, and 34 controls who did not developed any ROP stages.

Intraocular Lens Opacification Following Silicone Oil Endotamponade.

Background And Objective: To report cases with intraocular lens (IOL) opacification following silicone oil (SO) endotamponade.

Patients And Methods: Medical charts of 32 eyes with IOL opacification were evaluated retrospectively. All eyes had rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and had a history of previous hydrophilic acrylic IOL implantation.

Optic nerve sheath decompression saves sight in severe papilloedema: results from 81 eyes in 56 patients with pseudotumor cerebri.

Purpose: To report the outcome of optic nerve sheath decompression (ONSD) for papilloedema in a teaching hospital in western Turkey.

Methods: The charts of 56 patients who had ONSD surgery between April 2007 and September 2019 were collated; and a total of 81 operated and 31 fellow eyes were included. Pre- and postoperative ophthalmologic examination including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), colour vision (CV), visual field (VF) analysis, fundoscopic examination and demographic and medical characteristics of the patients were noted and outcomes after surgery were investigated.

Etiology and Visual Prognosis in Open Globe Injuries: Results of A Tertiary Referral Center in Turkey.

We aimed to analyse the clinical characteristics of OGI and evaluate the correlation between baseline ocular trauma score (OTS) and visual outcomes in cases with OGI. The charts of 257 OGI patients who had at least six months of follow-up were reviewed retrospectively. Demographics, data about the etiology, localization and size of the OGI, baseline and final best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were noted.

A small incision technique for repairing involutional lower eyelid entropion.

Purpose: The objective of this paper is to describe and review our experience with Goldberg's small incision technique for use with involutional entropion.

Methods: Retrospective consecutive interventional case series with validated late surgical outcomes were reported. All involutional entropion cases with horizontal laxity of less than 8 mm were repaired with a small incision technique.

Montreal cognitive assessment in primary sjogrens syndrome. A brief screening tool.

Objective: To use the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test to assess the subclinical cognitive impairment in patients with Primary Sjogren`s Syndrome (PSS) and assess the correlation of MoCA results with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in these patients.

Methods: The MoCA test was prospectively administered to 32 consecutive patients (31 females, 1 male) diagnosed with PSS and 30 healthy controls (29 females, 1 male) at Antalya Education and Research Hospital between June 2014 and October 2015. Twenty PSS patients underwent a brain MRI (T1, T2, and T2- FLAIR-weighted sequences).

The value of STAF (Score for the Targeting of Atrial Fibrillation) in Patients with Cryptogenic Embolic Stroke.

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to predict paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) in acute ischemic stroke patients with presumed cryptogenic embolic etiology.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, demographics, blood tests, data of neuroimaging studies such as non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), standard 12-lead electrocardigraphy (ECG), 24-hour Holter ECG, echocardiography was collected. The diagnostic work-up to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) was either medical history of the patient or 12-lead ECG or 24-hour Holter ECG or continuous ECG monitoring.

The efficacy of systemic and intravitreal infliximab treatments in an endotoxin-induced uveitis model.

To compare the efficacy of systemic and intravitreal infliximab treatments in an experimental endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) model. Twenty-eight white New Zealand rabbits were equally divided into 4 groups. Group 1 received an intravitreal injection of 0.