Publications by authors named "C Akpolat"
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to determine the differences of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) measurements between the patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and non-neovascular early AMD.
Methods: This retrospectively designed study included patients with neovascular AMD (N-AMD group) and non-neovascular early AMD (NN-AMD group). The patients had a completed ocular examination including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA, in decimal), intraocular pressure (IOP, mmHg), and OCTA measurements such as choroidal blood flow (au) and retinal vessel density (VD, %).
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effects of COVID-19 on various retinal thickness measurements in children who had recovered from the virus.
- Researchers conducted this cross-sectional study four weeks post-treatment, including 46 children (24 with COVID-19 and 22 healthy controls) and utilized advanced imaging techniques for measurement.
- Findings indicated that while overall visual function appeared similar between groups, children who had COVID-19 exhibited significant retinal nerve fiber layer thickening and ganglion cell layer thinning, suggesting potential long-term retinal impacts from the disease.
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to assess changes in the retina and choroid of children who had COVID-19, using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA).
- The research compared pediatric COVID-19 patients with healthy controls, measuring vessel density (VD), central macular thickness, and choroidal thickness (ChT) 12 weeks after recovery.
- The findings indicated that while both VD and ChT were lower in COVID-19 patients compared to controls, these differences were not statistically significant, suggesting OCTA could be a useful tool for detecting early vascular issues linked to COVID-19.
Purpose: To assess foveal and parafoveal retinal and choroidal microvascular changes using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and changes in retinal vessel caliber in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), non-pregnant female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), and healthy pregnant female subjects.
Methods: The study was conducted cross-sectionally and composed of three age-matched groups: 32 near-term pregnant women with GDM (GDM group), 32 non-pregnant female patients with a recent diagnosis of DM2 (DM2 group), and 32 healthy near-term pregnant female subjects. Vessel density (VD) and vessel diameter were the main outcomes.
Background: Phacoemulsification surgery may have beneficial effects on the quality of life of patients with senile cataract. These effects can be evaluated with the help of questionnaires and tests.
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of the phacoemulsification surgery on the vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) in patients with senile cataract using the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) and functional independence measure (FIM) tests.