Publications by authors named "Elif Er Arslantas"
Int Ophthalmol
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze corneal nerve changes and neuropathy in type 2 diabetes patients, categorized by their diabetic retinopathy status.
- A total of 87 diabetic eyes were compared with 28 healthy eyes, measuring various ocular health indicators using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM).
- Results indicated that diabetic patients experienced increased ocular surface issues and decreased corneal sensitivity and nerve density as diabetic retinopathy progressed.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how adalimumab (ADA) impacts choroidal thickness (ChT) and the choroidal vascularity index (CVI) in patients with non-infectious uveitis (NIU).
- It involved comparing results from 37 NIU eyes, 38 eyes from non-uveitic (NU) patients, and 40 healthy eyes using enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) to monitor changes over time.
- Results showed NIU eyes had significantly lower CVI values compared to NU and control eyes, indicating systemic inflammation affects choroidal blood flow, but CVI didn't change with ADA therapy, suggesting it's not a reliable biomarker for treatment monitoring in NI
Can J Ophthalmol
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to examine changes in the choroid of patients with ocular and non-ocular Behçet disease using measures like choroidal vascularity index (CVI) and choroidal thickness (ChT).
- A total of 148 participants were evaluated, including 68 patients with ocular Behçet disease, 40 with non-ocular Behçet disease, and 40 healthy individuals, with results showing significant decreases in ChT in both types of Behçet disease compared to the controls.
- Findings suggest that ocular Behçet disease impacts choroidal vasculature due to uveitis, while systemic inflammation in non-ocular cases does not, indicating that ChT and CVI could serve as potential
