Pupil responses in patients with COVID-19.

Aim: To compare pupillary responses in patients with Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) during active infection and at 3rd months post-infection.

Methods: This study included 58 COVID-19 cases (mean age 47.23 ± 1.

Treatment of ligneous conjunctivitis with fresh frozen plasm in twin babies.

Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare form of chronic conjunctivitis. Mostly seen in childhood, it is characterized by the formation of fibrin-rich pseudomembranes in the tarsal conjunctiva. Plasminogen deficiency plays an important role in its etiology.

Males' attitudes towards violence against women and the affecting factors.

Purpose: The present study aims to identify the attitudes of men living in two different cities of Turkey towards violence against women and to investigate the variables affecting their attitudes towards violence.

Design And Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in two factories in Ağrı and Kahramanmaraş cities between October and November 2019.

Findings: Participants' ISKEBE Violence against Women Attitude Scale mean score was 98.

Comparison of Intravitreal Aflibercept and Ranibizumab for Treatment of Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization: One-Year Results-A Retrospective, Comparative Study.

Purpose: To compare one-year treatment outcomes of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) and intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) for treatment of myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV).

Methods: The medical records of a total of 30 eyes diagnosed with mCNV and underwent IVA or IVR treatment for a minimum one-year follow-up were studied retrospectively. All the subjects had an axial length >26 mm and received a 1 + PRN (pro re nata) regimen IVA or IVR.

Intense pulse light therapy treatment for refractory dry eye disease due to meibomian gland dysfunction.

Purpose: To assess the effect of the intense pulse light (IPL) therapy for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and dry eye parameters.

Methods: Patients who underwent an IPL therapy for the treatment of MGD were included in this retrospective study. Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) scores, the frequency of daily lubricant use, non-invasive tear break-up time (NIBUT), meibomian glad dropout scores, corneal staining scores, and Schirmer test results were collected from patient charts that recorded at baseline and follow-up visits at 1 month, 3 months, and 12 months.

Prevalence of K-Ras mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma: A Turkish Oncology Group pilot study.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common male-predominant type of cancer worldwide. There is no effective treatment regimen available for advanced-stage disease and chemotherapy is generally ineffective in these patients. The number of studies on the prevalence of K-Ras mutations in HCC patients is currently limited.

Presence of high grade tertiary Gleason pattern upgrades the Gleason sum score and is inversely associated with biochemical recurrence-free survival.

Objectives: Tumor heterogeneity is a common finding and led to realization of a tertiary Gleason component (TGC) in prostate cancer. In an attempt to further investigate its prognostic value, we analyzed the association of tertiary Gleason pattern in Gleason score ≤ 7 tumors with pathologic stage and biochemical disease-free survival.

Material And Methods: A total of 331 radical prostatectomy specimens were analyzed retrospectively.

Validation of ultrasound imaging for Achilles entheseal fibrocartilage in bovines and description of changes in humans with spondyloarthritis.

Background: Entheseal fibrocartilage (EF) derangement is hypothesised to be pivotal to the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis. Ultrasound is useful for visualisation of the enthesis but its role in EF visualisation is uncertain. This work aimed to demonstrate face and content validity of ultrasound for EF visualisation both by bovine histological evaluation and EF imaging in spondyloarthritis.

Expression and prognostic significance of Cox-2 and p-53 in Hodgkin lymphomas: a retrospective study.

Background: Cyclooxygenase (cox) is the rate-limiting enzyme, which catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins and contributes to the inflammatory process. Cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2), which is one of the two isoforms, plays a role in tumor progression and carcinogenesis. p53 contributes to apoptosis, DNA renewal and cell cycle.

Prevalence of HPV infection by cytologic diagnosis and HPV DNA extraction and prevalence of the HPV genotypes detected in urban Turkish women.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of the different human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in women seen at 2 Marmara University Hospital gynecologic outpatient clinics in Istanbul, Turkey.

Methods: From May 1 through August 31, 2008, specimens were obtained from 500 women for cytologic evaluation by the split-sample method. HPV types were identified by PCR and hybridization using a microarray that identifies 35 types.