Corneal sensitivity and ocular surface health in patients undergoing femtosecond LASIK retreatment for residual refraction.

Purpose: To assess corneal sensitivity and the ocular surface in patients undergoing primary femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) and those undergoing FS-LASIK retreatment under the same flap due to residual refractive error.

Setting: Ekol Eye Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.

Design: Prospective case series.

Subretinal Coapplication of Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Bevacizumab with Concurrent Pneumatic Displacement for Submacular Hemorrhages Secondary to Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Objectives: To evaluate the functional and morphological outcomes of vitrectomy in combination with intravitreal 5% C3F8 tamponade and subretinal injections of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) in patients with submacular hemorrhage (SMH) and to investigate the preoperative prognostic factors.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 30 patients (16 women, 14 men) diagnosed with SMH secondary to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Preoperative SMH thickness and area, ellipsoid zone integrity, and postoperative reduction in the amount of subfoveal blood on optical coherence tomography and fundus photographs were assessed.

Evaluation of retinal and choroidal microvascular changes in patients who received hydroxychloroquine by optical coherence tomography angiography.

Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate the retinal and choroidal microvascular changes via optical coherence tomography angiography in patients who received hydroxy-chloroquine.

Methods: In total, 28 eyes of 28 patients (24 females, and 4 males) receiving treatment with hydroxy-chloroquine were assessed in this cross-sectional cohort study (hydroxychloroquine group). The high-and low-risk groups consisted of patients receiving hydroxychloroquine for ≥5 years (14 eyes of 28 patients) and <5 years (14 eyes of 28 patients), respectively.

Vision outcomes with a new monofocal IOL.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the distance, intermediate, and near visual performance of a new IOL (ICB00, Eyhance, Tecnis) and classic monofocal IOL (SN60WF IQ AcrySof, Alcon) after unilateral implantation.

Methods: Sixty-three patients were unilaterally implanted with the ICB00 Eyhance IOL (study group) and 65 patients with the SN60WF IQ AcrySof (control group). Visual performance was assessed with monocular corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) and uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) at 4 m, corrected intermediate visual acuity (CIVA) and uncorrected intermediate visual acuity (UIVA) at 60 cm, and corrected near visual acuity (CNVA) and uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA) at 40 cm.

Evaluation of retinal vascular structure after epiretinal membrane surgery by optical coherence tomography angiography.

Purpose: To evaluate the retinal vascular structure before and after the epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: Twenty-two eyes with ERM (study eyes) had been evaluated by OCTA for superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) vessel density (VD) at foveal and parafoveal regions and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) before and after ERM removal surgery. Twenty-two fellow eyes were selected as control group.

Effect of brimonidine tartrate 0.15% on scotopic pupil size and upper eyelid position: controlled trial.

Background: To evaluate the effect of brimonidine tartrate 0.15% ophthalmic solution on pupil size under scotopic condition and upper eyelid position.

Methods: This study comprised 72 eyes of 36 healthy subjects.

Effect of neuroprotective citicoline eye drops on macular microcirculation.

Background And Objective: To use optical coherence tomography (OCTA) examination of the retinal microvascular structures to evaluate the effect of neuroprotective eye drops (citicoline, OMK1) administered for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery.

Patients And Methods: This prospective study included 45 patients treated with citicoline after LASIK and 48 patients not treated with citicoline after LASIK as a control group. In both groups, the foveal avascular zone (FAZ), retinal superficial vascular density (SVD), and deep vascular density (DVD) in the foveal and parafoveal areas were measured preoperatively and at 1 and 3 months postoperatively using OCTA.

Comparison of wavefront aberrations in eyes with multifocal and monofocal iols before and after Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy for posterior capsule opacification.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare wavefront aberrations before and after Nd:YAG capsulotomy in multifocal intraocular lens (MfIOL) and monofocal (MoIOL) pseudophakic eyes with posterior capsule opacification (PCO).

Materials And Methods: Wavefront aberrations were measured using a ARK-10000 topographer before and after Nd:YAG capsulotomy in eyes that underwent MfIOL or MoIOL implantation and developed PCO. Total and higher-order aberrations (HOAs) values were evaluated as root mean square (RMS).

Comparison of Retinal Vascular Structure in Eyes With and Without Amblyopia by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

Purpose: To evaluate the retinal vascular structure in amblyopic eyes by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: Thirty-seven eyes of 37 patients with anisometric amblyopia were compared with 37 eyes of 37 age- and gender-matched control subjects by OCTA in terms of superficial capillary plexus vessel density, deep capillary plexus vessel density, and foveal avascular zone.

Results: The mean age was 12 ± 4.

Neuroprotective Effect of Citicoline Eye Drops on Corneal Sensitivity After LASIK.

Purpose: To evaluate the accelerator role of a topically administered neuroprotective eye drop (citicoline) on the recovery of corneal sensitivity after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).

Methods: In this prospective, controlled study, 78 eyes of 78 patients (mean age: 26.8 ± 7.

The Effect of Nicotine on Macular Microcirculation in Healthy Subjects.

Background And Objective: To evaluate the acute effects of nicotine on macular microvasculature by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Patients And Methods: Non-smokers who were administered 4 mg nicotine gum (study group) or placebo gum (control group) were enrolled, 18 individuals in each group. All participants underwent OCTA at baseline and 1 hour after gum chewing.

Intraocular lens tilt and decentration after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy: Femtosecond laser capsulorhexis versus manual capsulorhexis.

Purpose: To compare intraocular lens (IOL) tilt and decentration after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy in eyes that had femtosecond laser-assisted capsulotomy versus manual capsulorhexis.

Setting: Ekol Eye Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Retinal and Choroidal Vascular Changes in Eyes with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome: A Comparative Study Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

Background: Optical coherence tomography angiography allows a detailed evaluation of retinal and choroidal microvascular structures without the need for a contrast agent. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is a condition that leads to anatomical and functional losses due to accumulation of degraded abnormal fibrillar material in the intraocular and extraocular tissues. Histopathological studies have shown that the accumulation of Pseudoexfoliation syndrome material in the vascular structures may play a role in different ocular pathologies such as retinal vein occlusion, iris hypoperfusion, anterior segment hypoxia, retinal arterial occlusion, and neovascular glaucoma.

Periorbital Emphysema After Endoscopic Nasal Polyp Surgery.

Periorbital and subcutaneous emphysema after transnasal endoscopic surgery are rare. Periorbital emphysema has been reported after facial trauma, dental interventions, procedures such as endoscopic sinus surgery and rhinoplasty, and due to medications such as systemic steroids. Although very rare, it may require urgent intervention because of the risk of increased intraocular pressure and impaired blood supply to the globe.

The impact of treatment for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia on nutritional status, physical performance, and cognitive function in geriatric patients.

Objective: Iron deficiency in older people is common and affects physical and cognitive performance. The effects of iron deficiency on nutrition and cognitive status are well established. However, there are few studies demonstrating the impact of iron deficiency treatment on functional and cognitive outcomes in the geriatric population.

INTRAVITREAL DEXAMETHASONE IMPLANT IN RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA-RELATED CYSTOID MACULAR EDEMA.

Purpose: To report the clinical outcome after intravitreal dexamethasone implant in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and cystoid macular edema.

Methods: Multicenter retrospective case series of eyes with retinitis pigmentosa and cystoid macular edema that underwent intravitreal dexamethasone implant. Primary outcome measures were best-corrected visual acuity in LogMAR and central macular thickness.

Effect of 1- and 6-Hour-Delayed Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking on Corneal Healing in a Rabbit Alkali-Burn Model: Clinical and Histological Observations.

Purpose: To study the effect of 1- and 6-hour-delayed corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) on wound-healing of experimental alkali burns of the cornea.

Methods: Twenty-four albino rabbits were used. Alkali burns were created using 1 M NaOH.

Which parameters affect long-term mortality in older adults: is comprehensive geriatric assessment a predictor of mortality?

Background: Determining predictors of mortality among older adults might help identify high-risk patients and enable timely intervention.

Aims: The aim of the study was to identify which variables predict geriatric outpatient mortality, using routine geriatric assessment tools.

Methods: We analyzed the data of 1141 patients who were admitted to the geriatric medicine outpatient clinic between 2001 and 2004.

Evaluation of Cardiac Autonomic Functions in Older Parkinson's Disease Patients: a Cross-Sectional Study.

In Parkinson's disease (PD), non-motor symptoms may occur such as autonomic dysfunction. We aimed to evaluate both parasympathetic and sympathetic cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in older PD cases. 84 PD cases and 58 controls, for a total of 142, participated in the study.

Alzheimer disease, inflammation, and novel inflammatory marker: resistin.

Inflammation may play an important role in Alzheimer disease (AD) pathogenesis. A growing amount of evidence indicates that resistin has hallmark regulatory functions such as inflammatory states. The aim of this study was to determine whether plasma resistin levels would be useful in the diagnosis of patients with AD and to investigate the relationships between resistin and other inflammatory markers such as hs-CRP and TNF-α.

Sarcopenia prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in older people living in a nursing home in Ankara Turkey.

Aim: Sarcopenia is prevalent in older people, and is related to survival and disability. There are no data on sarcopenia evaluated according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria for nursing home residents in Turkey. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria and associated factors with sarcopenia among nursing home residents in Turkey.