Longitudinal observational digital analysis of occlusion in Hall Technique.

Objective: To evaluate volumetric changes over time in teeth treated with the Hall Technique (HT) and their opposing teeth. Secondary aims included assessing occluso-vertical dimension (OVD), temporomandibular joint (TMJ) function, and children's treatment perceptions.

Methods: Twenty-eight children (5-9 years-old) requiring HT treatment for one first primary molar were recruited.

Clinical outcomes and significance of postoperative ultrasound biomicroscopy in patients with Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis.

Purpose: To determine the clinical outcomes in patients after type 1 Boston keratoprosthesis surgery and the significance of ultrasound biomicroscopy imaging for postoperative follow-up.

Methods: This retrospective analysis included 20 eyes of 19 patients who underwent corneal transplantation with type 1 Boston keratoprosthesis between April 2014 and December 2021. Data on patient demographics, preoperative diagnosis, visual acuity, and postoperative clinical findings were analyzed.

Should varicocele screening be conducted in men diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency? A prospective study.

Introduction: It has been previously proposed in numerous studies that chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) has similar pathogenesis to varicocele in males. Varicocele has been identified as the most common cause of infertility in men, accounting for 40% of cases.

Aim: This study investigates whether varicocele screening should be conducted in patients with CVI and, if so, which patients should undergo such screening.

Evaluation of the morphology of accessory canals of the canalis sinuosus via cone-beam computed tomography.

Purpose: This study aims to assess the presence of accessory canal (AC) associated with canalis sinuous (CS), describing their frequency, lateralization, location, direction, and measurements in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Methods: Axial, coronal, sagittal, and cross-sectional reconstructions were analyzed in 248 CBCT images and the presence of CS, the presence of AC associated with CS, the lateralization, localization, and direction course of AC associated with CS was evaluated. CS diameter, AC diameter, the distance between the nasal cavity floor and CS (M1), CS and the buccal cortical bone (M2), and CS and the alveolar ridge (M3) were measured.

Peripapillary Choroidal Vasculature in Pediatric Eyes with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

Objectives: Choroidal vasculature change in children with diabetes mellitus is not investigated enough although it could reflect clinical outcome.

Methods: Pediatric Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients and healthy controls were retrospectively evaluated. Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of the right eyes were analyzed.

Interobserver and Intraobserver Agreements of the Detection of Infestation by Confocal Microscopy.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to determine interobserver and intraobserver agreement, repeatability, and intrasubject variation of the detection of Demodex infestation in eyelids of blepharitis patients using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM).

Methods: Eighty-three eyes of 42 blepharitis patients were included in the study. All eyelids were evaluated from temporal to nasal with IVCM using section mode and 10 lashes with their follicles were imagined, and every image with suspicion of Demodex infestation was recorded.

The Effect of Thyroid Eye Disease on Corneal Biomechanical Properties.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify corneal biomechanical parameters measured by ORA in patients with TED compared to the healthy group. The NOSPECS classification of patients is used to assess the relation between biomechanical changes and disease severity.

Methods: We included 22 TED patients, diagnosed with TED for more than five years, and 43 healthy participants.

Ruthenium-induced corneal collagen crosslinking under visible light.

Corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) is a commonly used minimally invasive surgical technique to prevent the progression of corneal ectasias, such as keratoconus. Unfortunately, riboflavin/UV-A light-based CXL procedures have not been successfully applied to all patients, and result in frequent complications, such as corneal haze and endothelial damage. We propose a new method for corneal crosslinking by using a Ruthenium (Ru) based water-soluble photoinitiator and visible light (430 nm).

Comparison of surgically induced astigmatic changes after cataract surgery in post-Laser in situ keratomileusis corneas versus virgin eyes.

Purpose: Postoperative refraction in modern mi-croincision cataract surgery gained extra importance in patients with the previous laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery. The surgically induced astigmatic changes in those eyes may differ not only in magnitude but also in direction compared to virgin corneas. This study aimed to compare the surgically induced astigmatic changes after microscopic cataract surgery between post-LASIK corneas and virgin eyes.

Comparison of Postoperative Corneal Astigmatism Induced by Two Different Corneal Incisions during Microincisional Cataract Surgery.

Objectives: Clear corneal incision (CCI) architecture in modern microincision cataract surgery (MICS) plays an undeniable role in postoperative refraction. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of hinge incision prior to two-step CCI on postoperative refractive astigmatism after cataract surgery and to demonstrate the schematic presentation of these postoperative astigmatic changes via double-angle polar plots.

Methods: This study involved a consecutive case series of patients who had MICS.

Survey of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmology Clinical Practice in Turkey.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the clinical practice of ophthalmologists in our country.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire consisting of 22 questions was delivered to 250 ophthalmologists via e-mail and a smartphone messaging application. A total of 113 ophthalmologists completed the survey.

What Intern Nursing Students in Turkey Think About Death and End-of-Life Care? A Qualitative Exploration.

This descriptive qualitative study was planned to determine the views of intern nursing students about death and end-of-life care. The study was completed with 12 intern students based on the criterion of data saturation. As a result of the study, the categories of 'end,' 'uncertainty,' 'fear,' 'beginning,' 'helplessness' under the theme of death, 'ensuring peace,' 'continuing communication' 'providing psychosocial/spiritual support,' 'acting in conformity with principles of ethics/morality,' 'continuing to provide physical care,' 'supporting the family,' 'making the best use of the limited remaining time or helping the patient's last wishes come true' under the theme of end-of-life care emerged.

Anxiety levels and sleep quality in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: This study was carried out with the aim of determining the correlation between the levels of anxiety experienced by students and their sleep quality during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Design And Methods: This descriptive and correlational type study' sample population was 283 students. The personal information form, state-trait anxiety inventory, Verran and Snyder-Halpern sleep scale were used in data collection.

Fungal Keratitis, or Misled by a Small Insect?

The pine processionary caterpillar is an insect that has multiple small, thin hairs around its body as a defense mechanism. These hairs have a hazardous effect on ocular structures and cause a broad range of reactions from conjunctivitis to endophthalmitis, referred to as ophthalmia nodosa. The diagnosis of the disease is based on the patient's history and the detection of the hairs on ocular structures.

Androgen Suppresses Hyperosmolarity-Induced Inflammatory Mediators in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells.

Purpose: To investigative the effects of sex steroids on hyperosmolar stress-induced proinflammatory cytokine expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-8, and IL-6, and on the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in immortalized human corneal epithelial cells (hCECs).

Methods: Immortalized hCECs were cultured with keratinocyte-free medium until reaching 80% confluency with either 10 M dihidrotestosteron (DHT) or 10 M 17-β-estradiol, and then, the medium was changed to hyperosmolar for various time points. After hyperosmolar treatment, a real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed to show the TNF-α, IL-8, and IL-6 gene expression levels in hCECs.

Keratopigmentation: Is it a Miracle or an Adventure?

Objectives: This study is an analysis of the cosmetic and functional results of patients who underwent keratopigmentation (KTP).

Methods: Sixteen eyes of 16 patients, 7 females (43.75%) and 9 males (56.

Noninvasive optical coherence tomography imaging correlates with anatomic and physiologic end-organ changes in healthy normotensives with systemic blood pressure variability.

Objective: Blood pressure variability (BPV) is considered as a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease including left ventricular hypertrophy, vascular stiffness, and renal dysfunction. In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between ambulatory BPV with subclinical organ damage and vascular stiffness parameters in normotensive healthy subjects.

Methods: A total of 100 healthy subjects over 18 years of age were included in this cross-sectional study.

Capecitabine-Induced Bilateral Ectropion: A Rare Ocular Manifestation Requiring Surgical Intervention.

It has been established that many chemotherapeutic agents are associated with a variety of ocular side effects. As an antineoplastic agent, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is the chemotherapeutic agent that is frequently linked with cicatricial ectropion. Capecitabine is a prodrug of 5-FU and has a more favorable side effect profile than 5-FU.

Are future doctors ready to donate blood and encourage blood donation?

Background: Blood donation is the most common method of supplying blood. For maintaining the reliability of the blood supply through donation, the blood should be provided by voluntary, non-profit and regularly donating individuals. It is critical to be aware of the attitudes, behaviors and knowledge levels of the doctors about this issue who will inform and lead people to donate blood.

Doctor's enquiry: an opportunity for promoting smoking cessation-findings from Global Adult Tobacco Surveys in Europe.

Background: Evidence suggests that advice from motivated physicians to their smoking patients is effective in promoting smoking cessation. Yet, detection rate of smokers is often low and, the proportion of smokers receiving special advice to quit varies. This study aimed to detect how frequently European physicians enquire about their patients' smoking status, and to compare and contrast how (if any) smokers benefit from physicians' enquiry and/or advice about smoking cessation.

Hemolysis After Administration of High-Dose Immunoglobulin in a Patient with Myocarditis.

The use of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has greatly increased in the last years. With broader use of immunoglobulin, the numbers of reported side effects are also growing. IVIG have also been used in the treatment of myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy.