Publications by authors named "Ayse Burcu Dirim"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and quality of life between patients who had an eye surgically removed and a control group.
- Researchers used various assessment tools on 29 eye surgery patients and 30 control subjects, focusing on measuring mental health and health-related quality of life.
- Despite having similar levels of anxiety and self-esteem to the control group, patients with monocular vision reported lower quality of life and higher depression levels, suggesting a need for psychiatric support post-surgery to enhance their well-being.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the Meibomian gland (MG), tear film, and corneal changes in the post-operative period following ptosis surgery using corneal topography.
Methods: This non-comparative, case series study analyzed 30 eyes of 23 patients undergoing blepharoptosis surgery with an external approach. Ocular surface and tear film evaluation was performed at baseline and post-operative 3rd month.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the peripapillary and macular vascular flow changes between healthy adults and adult patients with superficial optic disk drusen (ODD), as evaluated by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A).
Methods: In this retrospective study, 44 eyes of 22 patients with superficial ODD followed-up in our neuro-ophthalmology unit and 54 eyes of 27 healthy individuals admitted to our clinic for routine ophthalmological examination were included in the study. The superior, inferior, nasal, and temporal radial peripapillary capillary plexus (RPC) vessel density (VD) values; superior, inferior, nasal, and temporal parafoveal and foveal region superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) VD values; and choriocapillaris flow (CCF) area and foveal avascular zone area were evaluated by OCT-A.
Aims: To compare anatomical and functional success rates in patients with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction undergoing external dacryocystorhinostomy (EX-DCR) either with adjunctive 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) or silicone tube intubation.
Methods: In this retrospective comparative study, 37 eyes in 32 patients who underwent EX-DCR with adjunctive 5-FU (5-FU group) and 43 eyes in 40 patients who underwent EX-DCR with silicone intubation (controls) between 2018 and 2019 were included.
Results: The mean age of patients in 5-FU and control groups was 59.
Objective: To evaluate vascular changes in the early period after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and at 6-month follow-up.
Methods: This study included 50 eyes of 25 patients who had been hospitalized for polymerase chain reaction-positive COVID-19 infection and 50 eyes of 25 healthy individuals. All subjects underwent optical coherence tomography angiography using a 6 × 6 macular protocol in the early period after hospital discharge and 6 months later.
The results of 1-year follow-up with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) of 3 patients with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel 2) were evaluated. The 3X3 mm OCTA imaging was performed in January 2017 and February 2018. The superficial and deep capillary plexus vascular density changes of the whole area, the parafoveal temporal and parafoveal nasal areas were examined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultimodal Retinal Imaging Findings in Williams-Beuren Syndrome.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
August 2019
A 17-year-old male patient diagnosed with Williams-Beuren syndrome presented with a gradual decline in vision in both eyes during a 3-year period. The ophthalmologic examination was notable for numerous loop-shaped tortuous vessels accompanying normal appearing retinal vessels and cystoid macular edema (CME). Mild foveal hypoplasia with a persistence of inner retinal layers was noted on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRetinopathy screening results of late-preterm infants born at 32-35 weeks of gestational age.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
June 2019
Purpose: The aim of this retrospective, nonrandomized, observational clinical study was to evaluate the screening results for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) of late-preterm infants born at 32-35 weeks gestational age (GA).
Methods: Retinopathy screening data of late-preterm infants were evaluated between January 2015 and September 2018. The zones and stages of ROP development were classified according to the International ROP Committee criteria.
Purpose: To evaluate the demographic characteristics and visual outcomes of patients with open globe injury (OGI) in a tertiary hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.
Methods: The data of patients admitted with OGI to Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey from January 2012 to December 2017 were reviewed retrospectively, and 100 of the 154 patients were included in the study.
Results: There were 79 (79%) male and 21 (21%) female patients with the average age of 33.
Objectives: To investigate the correlation of visual field (VF), pattern electroretinography (PERG) and Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) results in patients with ocular hypertension (OHT) and early primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).
Materials And Methods: The study included 72 eyes of 37 patients with early POAG, 76 eyes of 38 patients with OHT, and 60 eyes of 30 controls. All subjects underwent full ophthalmologic examination, VF assessment with 24-2 Humphrey standard automated perimetry (Swedish Interactive Thresholding Algorithm (SITA)-Standard), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness measurement with FD-OCT, and PERG P50 and N95 wave latency and amplitude measurements with electroretinography (Nihon Kohden).