Evaluation of the effect of unilateral late blindness on the retina, optic nerve and choroid parameters in the sighted eye.

Background: To investigate whether unilateral late blindness alters the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell complex (GCC), central macular thickness (CMT) and choroidal thickness (CT).

Methods: The 17 healthy eyes of 17 monocular patients with late blindness due to isolated eye trauma in one eye and the 19 eyes of 19 healthy individuals were evaluated in this retrospective study. Patients with at least 10 years of monocular blindness, a refractive error between + 1.

Does Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome Affect the Choroidal Response After Uneventful Phacoemulsification.

Purpose: To examine subfoveal and peripapillary choroidal thickness changes after successful phacoemulsification in cataract cases with nonglaucomatous pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS).

Materials And Methods: Nineteen cataract patients with PXS and 19 without PXS were included in this prospective and interventional controlled study. Subfoveal and peripapillary choroidal thicknesses were measured before surgery and on the postoperative first day (D1), first week (W1), first month (M1), second month (M2), and third month (M3).

Vitamin D Levels in Young Adult Cataract Patients: A Case-Control Study.

Objective: We aimed to investigate whether a relationship is present between early cataract formation and vitamin D in young adults.

Methods: A total of 37 cataract patients (18 males and 19 females) and 53 healthy participants (27 males and 26 females) under the age of 60 years were included in this study. The 25-OH vitamin D values were measured in all subjects and the mean vitamin D levels compared between the 2 groups.

Effect of trabeculectomy and Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation surgery on corneal biomechanical changes.

Purpose: To evaluate alterations in corneal biomechanical properties before and 6 months after conventional trabeculectomy (TRAB) and Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation.

Methods: Thirty-nine eyes of 39 patients were evaluated retrospectively. Complete ophthalmological examinations including evaluation of corneal biomechanical properties using the Ocular Response Analyzer were performed before and after 6 months postoperatively.

Can subfoveal choroidal thickness replace subjective tests in patients using tadalafil to treat erectile dysfunction?

We aimed to determine the effect on choroidal thickness of daily 5 mg tadalafil use in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) and to evaluate agreement between short form of International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF 1-5, 15) scores and choroidal thickness during follow-up. Enhanced depth imaging spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) was used to measure full choroidal thickness in the subfoveal area, choroidal thickness (CT) and small-choroidal-vessel-layer (SCVL) thickness. Thirty of the 45 patients included complete their follow-ups and exhibited medication continuity.

Outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation for steroid-induced elevated intraocular pressure in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) in the management of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) secondary to steroid use for macular edema in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

Methods: A total of nine eyes of five patients were evaluated retrospectively. Complete success was defined as IOP ≤ 21 mmHg without glaucoma medications, while qualified success was defined as IOP ≤ 21 mmHg with glaucoma medications.

Necessity of Periodic Ophthalmological Examinations in Binocular B Class Driving Licence Holders Over 50 Years of Age.

Objective: To determine whether binocular B class driving licence (BBCDL) holders over 50 years old are in compliance with the BBCDL criteria for visual acuity, to determine the age-based prevalence of ophthalmological disorders reducing visual acuity in this group, and to investigate whether periodic ophthalmological examinations are needed in licence holders over 50 years of age.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study enrolled 451 adults over 50 years old having a BBCDL. The study subjects were categorized into 3 age groups as group 1 (51-60 years), group 2 (61-70 years), and group 3 (over 71 years).

Choroidal thickness in psoriasis.

Our aim was to compare the choroidal thickness in psoriasis patients and age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers. A total of 38 psoriasis cases and 38 age- and gender-matched controls were evaluated. The left eye was evaluated in all subjects.

Suramin, Genistein and Collagen Matrix (DuraGen) for Delayed Adjustment after Strabismus Surgery: Which One is Best?

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of suramin, genistein and collagen matrix for the prevention of inflammation, the reduction of fibrosis and the delay in adjustment after strabismus surgery on a rabbit model.

Methods: By using an adjustable suture technique, a recession of the superior rectus muscle (SRM) was made in 36 eyes of 18 rabbits. Three study groups were created using genistein, suramin and collagen matrix (n = 6 per group).

The relationship between the degree of cognitive impairment and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness.

The goal of the present study is to investigate the relationship between the degree of cognitive impairment and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness which is measured by the optical coherence tomography (OCT). Thirty-five patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), 35 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 35 healthy volunteers, between the ages of 60-87, who were examined in the neurology outpatient clinic among 2012-2013 were prospectively involved in our study. Mini mental state examination (MMSE) test, montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA), and also neuropsychological test batteries were used for the neurocognitive evaluation.

Effect on astigmatism of the location of clear corneal incision in phacoemulsification of cataract.

Purpose: To investigate the refractive results of clear corneal incision performed at the steepest meridian of pre-existing corneal astigmatism.

Methods: One hundred eighty-two patients with astigmatism > 0.75 diopters (D) were evaluated.