Evaluation of the lamina cribrosa after topical latanoprost therapy in primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Purpose: To investigate that the changes of lamina cribrosa (LC) thickness and depth after latanoprost therapy in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT) patients.

Methods: In this single-center prospective cross-sectional study, 35 eyes from 35 patients with POAG or OHT (study group) and 26 age- and gender- matched healthy individuals (control group) were included. All participants were examined by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with enhanced depth imaging (EDI) mode for LC thickness and depth measurements at the first visit before latanoprost therapy and at visits after 1 (second visit) and 3 (third visit) months of latanoprost therapy.

Comparison of postoperative morphological changes and retinal displacement in diabetic and idiopathic epiretinal membranes.

Purpose: To compare the postoperative retinal displacement by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in idiopathic epiretinal membranes (iERM) and diabetic epiretinal membranes (dERM).

Methods: This retrospective study included 36 iERM and 22 dERM cases. In cross-sectional OCT images (B-scan) the presence of foveal pit, subfoveal fluid, cotton ball sign (CBS), intraretinal cystic changes (ICC), disorganization of retinal inner layers (DRILs) and ectopic inner foveal layer (EIFL) were recorded.

Association of triglyceride‑glucose index in branch retinal vein occlusion.

Background: To investigate the association between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and newly diagnosed branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) in patients.

Methods: The study included 57 individuals with BRVO and a control group comprising 50 healthy volunteers matched for age and gender. Detailed eye examinations were conducted, and various blood biochemistry and hematological parameters were recorded.

Evaluation of the lamina cribrosa in different stages of diabetic retinopathy.

Purpose: To evaluate the relationship of the peripapillary retina nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and lamina cribrosa (LC) with diabetic retinopathy (DR) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) cases.

Study Design: Prospective comparative study.

Methods: This study included 50 non-DR (Group 1), 55 non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) (Group 2), 28 DM cases with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) (Group 3) and 45 healthy volunteers (Group 4).

Comparison of intravitreal ranibizumab, aflibercept and bevacizumab therapies in diabetic macular edema with serous retinal detachment.

Purpose: To compare the effects of ranibizumab, aflibercept and bevacizumab treatments in treatment-naive diabetic macular edema(DME) patients with serous retinal detachment(SRD).

Material And Methods: This is a retrospective, comparative study. In a sample of 86 eyes of 86 untreated DME patients with accompanying SRD, 23 patients were treated with ranibizumab (IVR), 28 patients with aflibercept (IVA), and 35 patients with bevacizumab (IVB).

Elevated Monocyte-to-High-Density Lipoprotein Ratio as an Indicator of Systemic Inflammation in Patients with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Objectives: This study was designed to assess the monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio (MHR) as a possible marker of systemic inflammation in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).

Methods: A study group of 62 patients with BRVO and a control group of 60 age-matched, healthy individuals were enrolled in the study. The blood lipid profile, hematology profile, and C-reactive protein (CRP) level were measured.

Systemic oxidative stress biomarkers in patients with vitreomacular traction syndrome.

Purpose: To evaluate whether the systemic oxidative stress biomarkers increased in patients with vitreomacular traction syndrome (VMT).

Methods: This study compared 25 patients diagnosed with VMT with 20 healthy controls. As a biomarker of systemic oxidative stress, malondialdehyde (MDA) was measured.

Evaluation of YouTube videos as sources of information about multifocal intraocular lens.

Purpose: This study investigated the quality of YouTube videos addressing multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) as educational resources.

Materials And Methods: An online search of YouTube was performed for the terms "multifocal lens implants" and "multifocal iol". A total of 339 videos were recorded.

Determination of Neurodegeneration in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Retinal Segmentation Analysis.

: To compare the thickness of each retinal layer in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) versus healthy, age-matched controls by using retinal segmentation analysis.: In our cross-sectional study, 37 patients with PCOS (i.e.

Apelin-13: A Promising Biomarker for Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

Purpose: To investigate the value of serum apelin-13 levels in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods: Patients with dry-type AMD, patients with treatment-naïve neovascular-type AMD, and healthy controls were included in this study. Diagnoses were confirmed on detailed fundus examination, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA).

A Patient With Bilateral Conjunctivitis Positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a Conjunctival Sample.

Purpose: To present a patient with bilateral conjunctivitis, testing positive for viral RNA of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in both nasopharyngeal and conjunctival samples.

Methods: A 40-year-old man with bilateral acute conjunctivitis and suspicious signs of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presented to the hospital. A detailed ophthalmic examination was performed.

Monocyte to high-density lipoprotein and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios in patients with acute central serous chorioretinopathy.

Purpose: To investigate monocyte to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio (MHR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as indicators of systemic inflammation in acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).

Methods: The HDL levels, hematological profiles, erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels of 38 patients with acute CSC (Group I) and 38 controls without CSC (Group II) were measured.

Results: MHRs were significantly higher in Group I (13.

Comparison of the balafilcon A and samfilcon A lenses on postoperative pain control and epithelial healing time after photorefractive keratectomy: a contralateral eye study.

To compare the effects of balafilcon A and samfilcon A silicone hydrogel bandage contact lenses on postoperative pain control and epithelial healing time after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Seventy-four eyes of 37 patients who underwent bilateral PRK were included in this randomized clinical trial study. In the end of the surgery, a balafilcon A lens was used in one eye and a samfilcon A lens was used in the fellow eye randomly.

The Influence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on Amplitude of Accommodation.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the amplitude of accommodation (AA) in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and without diabetic retinopathy.

Materials And Methods: In two age- and sex-matched groups - one with twenty-nine eyes of 29 patients with type 1 DM, the other with twenty-nine eyes of 29 healthy individuals - retinal nerve fibre layer thickness and macular volume were determined by using optic coherence tomography in all quadrants, whereas AA was measured with the minus lens technique. The mean values of all three measurements were compared between the groups, and the effect of age, disease duration, (HbA1c and fasting blood glucose on AA were analysed using multiple regression analysis.

An Analysis of YouTube Videos as Educational Resources for Patients About Refractive Surgery.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the quality of videos on YouTube as educational resources about refractive surgery.

Methods: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, register-based study. A search of YouTube was performed for the term "refractive surgery" without any changes to the Web site's standard search preferences.

Thickness of the Lamina Cribrosa, Retinal-Nerve Fiber Layer, and Peripapillary Choroid in Patients with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Purpose: To compare the thickness of the lamina cribrosa (LC), retinal-nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and peripapillary choroid (PC) in patients with unilateral branch retinal-vein occlusion (BRVO) and healthy individuals.

Methods: The 70 eyes of 35 patients with unilateral BRVO, grouped as either affected or unaffected, and 38 right eyes of 38 healthy individuals were examined for LC, RNFL, PC thickness, and LC depth with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.

Results: The unaffected eyes of patients with BRVO had a significantly thinner RNFL on average and in the inferior quadrant than the eyes of healthy controls.

Comparison of Ranibizumab versus Aflibercept in Treating Macular Edema among Patients with Serous Retinal Detachment Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.

: To compare the effectiveness of ranibizumab and aflibercept in macular edema (ME) with serous retinal detachment (SRD) following branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).: Once every month for 3 months, 33 patients were treated with ranibizumab (Group 1), whereas 30 others were treated with aflibercept (Group 2). In 9 months after that, patients were evaluated every 4 weeks and received additional injections if they met prespecified criteria for retreatment.

Aflibercept Treatment for Macular Edema following Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion: Age-Based Responses.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare responses to aflibercept treatment in age-based groups of patients with macular edema following branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).

Methods: Eighty-five patients with macular edema following BRVO were divided into 4 groups according to their age: Group I (i.e.

Evaluation of the lamina cribrosa thickness and depth in patients with migraine.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the lamina cribrosa (LC) thickness, LC depth, and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, in migraine patients with and without aura, by using optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods: This single-center, case-control study included 27 migraine with aura (Group I), 35 migraine patients without aura (Group II), and 35 healthy controls (Group III). In only the right eyes of participants, RNFL thickness in all quadrants was analyzed via OCT, whereas LC thickness and depth were measured by enhanced depth imaging OCT.

Relationship between erythrocyte sedimentation rate and choroidal and retinal thickness in Behçet's disease.

Purpose: To compare retinal and choroidal thickness in patients with Behçet's disease with and without ocular involvement as well as to evaluate the correlation between erythrocyte sedimentation rate and choroidal thickness among patients with Behçet's disease.

Methods: This was a prospective interventional study investigating erythrocyte sedimentation as well as choroidal and retinal thickness among patients with Behçet's disease. Patients who were diagnosed based on The International Criteria for Behçet's Disease with (Group A) or without (Group B) ocular involvement and a matched control group (Group C) participated in the study.

Posterior segment assessment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the lamina cribrosa thickness (LCT), lamina cribrosa depth (LCD), subfoveal and parafoveal choroidal thicknesses, peripapillary choroidal thickness (PCT), and retina nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

Methods: This single-center, case-control study included 45 OSAS patients and 43 age-and sex-matched healthy controls. Only the right eyes of the patients and controls were included.

Early Retinal Findings Following Cooling in Neonatal Encephalopathy.

Background And Aim: Perinatal HI (hypoxia-ischemia)-related visual defects including blindness are known to be associated with ischemic lesions in intracerebral visual pathways and ischemic retinal damage (IRD). Intraocular hemorrhages (IOH) such as retinal hemorrhage (RH), which may result from perinatal HI, can cause IRD by various mechanisms. We aimed to evaluate the early retinal findings in neonates with moderate-to-severe neonatal encephalopathy (NE) who underwent TH and its relationship between coagulation status, amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) patterns, and magnetic resonance imaging-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRI-MRS) findings.

Evaluation of posterior ocular changes using enhanced depth imaging-optical coherence tomography in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Purpose: Evaluation of the nerve fiber thicknesses of the macula, choroid, and retina using the apnea-hypopnea index in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) without systemic components.

Methods: Prospective, controlled study. The central macular, choroidal, and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thicknesses were evaluated using enhanced depth imaging-spectral domain optical coherence tomography in individuals with OSAS.

IS THERE A ROLE OF ACTH IN INCREASED CHOROIDAL THICKNESS IN CUSHING SYNDROME?

Purpose: To evaluate choroidal thickness (CT) in patients with Cushing syndrome (CS) with enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography.

Methods: Twenty-eight patients with CS and 38 healthy volunteers were enrolled in this observational cross-sectional study. Patients with newly diagnosed CS who have been admitted to Erciyes University Department of Endocrinology in 3 years time interval were compared with age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers.