Publications by authors named "Damla Bektasoglu"

Objectives: The objcetive is to compare the anatomic and functional outcomes of vitrectomy between internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and non-ILM peeling in diabetic tractional retinal detachment (TRD).

Methods: Twenty-three eyes with diabetic TRD with ILM peeling were compared with twenty-four eyes with non-ILM peeling. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was recorded at baseline and 3, 6, 9, 12 months, and end of follow-up.

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Purpose: We aimed to report our surgical experience with repeat surgery as the next step after an unsuccessful hole closure with the primary single-layered temporal inverted flap technique (IFT).

Methods: We identified cases with persistent macular holes by reviewing the records of eyes that underwent IFT between October 2018 and October 2021. These cases were evaluated for hole features, anatomical closure, and visual improvement before and after the first and second surgeries.

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Objectives: This study evaluated anterior segment surgeries performed during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Prevention of virus transmission is a critical consideration for surgeons, and includes assessment of etiology, the referral region, demographic characteristics, and the surgery to be performed.

Methods: The data of 144 patients who underwent anterior segment surgery between March 19, 2020 and June 1, 2020 were retrospectively reviewed.

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To evaluate the prescribing habits of glaucoma specialists and of general ophthalmologists, and reveal the conformance with European Glaucoma Society (EGS) guidelines in the medical treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT). Patients receiving medical treatment for POAG/OHT in the glaucoma clinic comprised the "naive group." Patients having a diagnosis and a treatment for POAG/OHT initiated in another center before presentation comprised the second group and were named as "treatment initiated elsewhere" (TIEW).

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Purpose: To evaluate the early- and late-stage complications of accelerated cross-linking (A-CXL) in a large case series and investigate the relationship of A-CXL complications with ocular and systemic conditions accompanying keratoconus.

Methods: Retrospectively, records of 2025 eyes of 1184 patients diagnosed with keratoconus between March 2013 and 2020 who underwent A-CXL (18 mW/cm for 5 min) treatment were reviewed. Comorbid ocular and systemic diseases other than keratoconus were recorded.

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Objectives: This study was an evaluation of demographic and histopathologic features of eyelid lesions.

Methods: The medical records of 261 patients (296 eyelid lesions) who attended a single clinic between 1997 and 2011 were examined retrospectively. The incidence of benign and malignant lesions, the pathological classification, and age and sex data were investigated.

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Purpose: To compare the area of the superficial foveal avascular zone (SFAZ) and deep foveal avascular zone (DFAZ) between patients with nanophthalmos and age matched controls.

Methods: This prospective and comparative study included 19 eyes from 11 patients with nanophthalmos (study group) and 19 eyes from 19 healthy subjects (control group). SFAZ and DFAZ were measured with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A).

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