Effect of upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery on cornea biomechanics and ocular surface.

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in corneal biomechanical properties and tear film layer analysis after upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery.

Method: Sixty eyes of 30 patients were included in our prospective study. Corneal hysteresis (CH), corneal resistance factor (CRF), corneal compensated intraocular pressure (IOPcc) and Goldmann intraocular pressure (IOPg) measurements were taken with the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) device at the preoperative, postoperative 1st and 3rd months.

Neuroimaging in atypical normal tension glaucoma: debating routine implementation in the absence of classic neurological findings.

Aim: To assess the necessity of neuroimaging in patients with neurological or atypical findings of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) who do not exhibit typical glaucoma manifestations.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 90 atypical NTG patients who underwent cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to atypical symptoms. The demographic characteristics, clinical parameters, and radiological findings were recorded.

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Findings in Primary Open-Angle and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma.

Objectives: To compare the optical disc and macular vascular density values of patients with glaucoma and healthy individuals by using optical coherence tomography angiography and evaluate the relationship between structural and functional test results and vascular density.

Materials And Methods: The study included 128 eyes in total: 31 with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEG), 55 with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and similar visual field defects, and 42 healthy eyes. Whole image peripapillary vessel density (wpVD), intradisc vessel density (idVD), peripapillary vessel density (pVD), whole image macular vessel density (wmVD), and parafoveal vessel density (pfVD) values were compared between the groups.

Factors affecting the surgical success of trabeculectomy performed as the first surgery in primary pediatric glaucoma.

Purpose: To present the outcomes and factors affecting the success of trabeculectomy performed as the first surgery in primary pediatric glaucoma.

Methods: Pediatric patients with primary glaucoma who underwent trabeculectomy as the first surgery were retrospectively reviewed. Age, gender, preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP), operation age, axial length, corneal diameter, anterior segment findings, antimetabolite used, complications, and 1-month, 3-months, 1-year, and most recent postoperative findings were recorded.

The Effect of Long-Term Usage of Single-Agent Antiglaucomatous Drops with Different Preservatives on Cornea Biomechanics.

Objectives: This study examined the effect of antiglaucomatous drops with different preservatives on corneal biomechanics using the ocular response analyzer (ORA) (Reichert Technologies, Inc., Depew, NY, USA).

Methods: Patients using antiglaucomatous medical treatment containing a single agent combined with a preservative for at least 1 year who underwent a control examination between January and December 2017 at a glaucoma unit were included in this retrospective study.

Assessing risk factors for postoperative hypotony in Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation surgery.

Purpose: To assess the risk factors associated with the development of hypotony after Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation.

Methods: One hundred and ninety-three eyes of 177 patients with various types of glaucoma that were treated with AGV implantation were retrospectively evaluated. Intraocular pressure lower than 6 mmHg related to the surgery is defined as postoperative hypotony.

Factors affecting the early and mid-term success of needling for early failure of filtering bleb.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the factors affecting the success of needling surgery for early filtering bleb failure after trabeculectomy.

Methods: Patients who underwent a single needling surgery within 3 months after trabeculectomy were retrospectively evaluated. Glaucoma type, intraocular pressure (IOP), and medical treatments before trabeculectomy; the presence of hypotony after trabeculectomy; bleb type; IOP before needling; lens status; complications; IOP after 1, 6, and 12 months; and medical treatments after needling were recorded.

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.

Outcomes of Trabeculectomy and Glaucoma Drainage Devices for Elevated Intraocular Pressure After Penetrating Keratoplasty.

Purpose: To assess and compare the outcomes of trabeculectomy with and without antimetabolites (AMs) and glaucoma drainage devices (GDDs) in the management of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) after penetrating keratoplasty (PK).

Methods: Data of 84 eyes of 81 patients who underwent trabeculectomy (12 eyes without an AM and 42 eyes with an AM) or GDD implantation (30 eyes) after PK were reviewed retrospectively. The main outcome measures were IOP control, corneal graft survival, and postoperative ocular complications.

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.

The effects of tolterodine on anterior segment and choroidal thickness in patients with overactive bladder syndrome.

Background: To evaluate the effects of tolterodine on anterior segment and choroidal thickness by using the Pentacam system and optical coherence tomography (OCT) (Pentacam).

Methods: A total of 122 eyes of 61 patients (34 female; 27 male) were included in the study. All patients underwent a regular ocular examination and intraocular pressure measurements before and after 3 months of antimuscarinic drug tolterodine treatment, in addition, pupil diameter, anterior chamber depth, anterior chamber volume, anterior chamber angle, and lens thickness were measured through Pentacam (Oculus Inc.

Short- to long-term results of Ahmed glaucoma valve in the management of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with pediatric uveitis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implant for elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in pediatric patients with uveitis.

Design: This was a retrospective chart review.

Participants: The study included 16 eyes (11 children) with uveitis.

The long-term effect of oral isotretinoin therapy on macula ganglion cell complex thickness.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term effect of oral isotretinoin therapy on macula ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

Materials And Methods: Newly diagnosed cystic acne patients who received low dose for a long time systemic isotretinoin therapy were included in this study. Thorough ophthalmic evaluation and GCC thickness analysis by using SD-OCT were performed at baseline, and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of treatment.

Changes in the Macular Ganglion Cell Complex Thickness and Central Macular Thickness after Argon Laser Panretinal Photocoagulation.

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in the macular ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness and central macular thickness (CMT) as measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) post-argon laser panretinal photocoagulation (PRP).

Methods: The medical records of 25 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) who underwent PRP, 29 patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), and 29 patients with diabetes but without diabetic retinopathy (DR) were analyzed. The patients who received PRP were followed up for one year.

Short-term to Long-term Results of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation for Uveitic Glaucoma Secondary to Behçet Disease.

Purpose: To evaluate short-term to long-term outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in the management of uveitic glaucoma (UG) secondary to Behçet disease (BD).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective chart review of 47 eyes of 35 patients with UG secondary to BD who underwent AGV implantation was conducted. Success was defined as having an intraocular pressure (IOP) between 6 and 21 mm Hg with (qualified success) or without (complete success) antiglaucomatous medications and without need for further glaucoma surgery.

Clinical outcomes and optical performance of four differentmultifocal intraocular lenses.

Background/aim: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate clinical outcomes and optical performance of 4 different multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Materials And Methods: Ninety eyes of 51 patients who received Reviol MFM 611, Reviol MFM 625, Acri.LISA, and ReSTOR SN6AD3 multifocal IOLs after cataract surgery were retrospectively evaluated.

Correlation of Ocular Pulse Amplitude, Choroidal Thickness, and Internal Carotid Artery Doppler Ultrasound Findings in Normal Eyes.

Introduction: The choroid receives about 65-85% of ocular blood flow, which comes from the ophthalmic artery (OA), the first branch of the internal carotid artery (ICA). In the foveal avascular zone, there is no retinal vascular supply; therefore, choroidal blood supply plays a significant role in this subfoveal region. The ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) provides useful information about intraocular blood flow and is an indirect indicator of choroidal perfusion.

Agreement between Corneal Thickness Measurements Using Pentacam Scheimpflug Camera, Noncontact Specular Microscopy, and Ultrasonographic Pachymetry in Diabetic Patients.

Purpose: To evaluate the agreement of corneal thickness (CT) measurements obtained by the Pentacam Scheimpflug camera, noncontact specular microscopy (SM), and ultrasonographic pachymetry (UP) in diabetic (DM) patients; and whether duration of diabetes and level of Hb A1c affect the agreement.

Materials And Methods: The CT was measured in 127 patients with DM, and 137 age and sex-matched healthy controls sequentially by Pentacam, SM, and UP. Also diabetic subjects were subdivided according to duration of diabetes and Hb A1c levels.

Macular ganglion cell complex thickness in acute and chronic central serous chorioretinopathy.

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is characterized by neurosensory retinal detachment. Because the retina pigment epithelium and choroidal pathology is the current mechanism in CSCR, many studies in the literature focused on the outer retinal layers. There is little information about the functional or histological structure of the detached retina.

Measurements of Pupillary Diameter and Wavefront Aberrations in Pregnant Women.

Purpose. To show whether pregnancy affects the measurements of pupillary diameter and wavefront (WF) aberrations. Methods.

Unilateral sequential papillophlebitis and central retinal artery occlusion in a young healthy patient.

A 23-year-old girl presented to the clinic with metamorphopsia and photopsia in her left eye. After detailed ophthalmic examination, central retinal vein occlusion with optic disc edema was detected in that eye. Three days after diagnosis, the patient returned to our clinic with visual acuity decrease.

RETRACTED: Azithromycin 1.5% Ophthalmic Solution for Blepharitis Treatment: Comparison of 14- Versus 30-Day Treatment.

The online-ahead-of-print published article, "Azithromycin 1.5% Ophthalmic Solution for Blepharitis Treatment: Comparison of 14- Versus 30-Day Treatment," by Altay Yesim, Demirok Gulizar, Balta Ozgur, and Bolu Hulya (DOI: 10.1089/jop.