The Ventilatory Changes of Pediatric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Patients.

Objective: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has proven to be a successful treatment method for achalasia in both adult and pediatric patients. Yet, there is a lack of evidence for anaesthetic management of pediatric patients who underwent POEM procedure. In this study, we aim to present perioperative and postoperative management strategies for pediatric patients with achalasia from in anaesthesia aspect.

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.

Syrian Refugee and Turkish Women with Breast Cancer: A Comparison on Clinicopathological Features and Survival.

Background: Cancer is a significant health problem for refugees and host countries. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among refugees. The subject of our study is to examine the clinical and pathological features of Syrian refugees with breast cancer and compare them with Turkish patients with breast cancer.

Improving Inertial Sensor-Based Activity Recognition in Neurological Populations.

Inertial sensor-based human activity recognition (HAR) has a range of healthcare applications as it can indicate the overall health status or functional capabilities of people with impaired mobility. Typically, artificial intelligence models achieve high recognition accuracies when trained with rich and diverse inertial datasets. However, obtaining such datasets may not be feasible in neurological populations due to, e.

Effect of pseudoexfoliation syndrome on lamina cribrosa morphology after uneventful phacoemulsification.

Aim: To evaluate the behavior of the lamina cribrosa (LC) following successful phacoemulsification (PE) surgery in non-glaucomatous PXS cases with cataract.

Methods: A total of 25 bilateral PXS and 56 non-PXS cataract patients were included in this prospective, interventional, and controlled study. The lamina cribrosa thickness (LCt) and anterior laminar depth (ALD) were measured horizontally and vertically from two sections using EDI-OCT.

Challenges in Anesthesia Management for Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy: A Retrospective Analysis.

Background: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is used to treat achalasia with efficacy and reliability. However, during the procedure potential complications require attention in terms of anesthesia. This study aimed to investigate complications of the POEM procedure and its effects on arterial blood gas (ABG) parameters, peak airway pressures (PIP), hemodynamics, and postoperative analgesia requirements.

Evaluation of the effect of unilateral late blindness on the retina, optic nerve and choroid parameters in the sighted eye.

Background: To investigate whether unilateral late blindness alters the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell complex (GCC), central macular thickness (CMT) and choroidal thickness (CT).

Methods: The 17 healthy eyes of 17 monocular patients with late blindness due to isolated eye trauma in one eye and the 19 eyes of 19 healthy individuals were evaluated in this retrospective study. Patients with at least 10 years of monocular blindness, a refractive error between + 1.

Evaluation of the Effect of a Novel β3-Adrenergic Agonist on Choroidal Vascularity.

Purpose: To determine the effect of the new β3-agonist (mirabegron), which is used for overactive bladder (OAB) treatment, on central retinal thickness (CRT) and choroidal vascularity.

Material And Methods: The 26 eyes of 26 cases using 50 mg tablet mirabegron once per day for OAB were included in this prospective case control study. The CRT, choroidal thickness (ChT), and choroidal vascularity were measured at baseline, week 1 (W1), month 1 (M1), month 2 (M2), and month 3 (M3).

The effect of home education on myopia progression in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on myopia progression (MP) in school age children.

Methods: A total of 115 children aged 8-17 years with a diagnosis of myopia who had been followed-up for at least three years, were included in this study with a retrospective and single-centre design. The subjects' age, the history of myopia in the family, the time spent in front of a screen, the digital devices used during home education (computer, tablet, smartphone, television), the time spent in open air (hours/day), the refractive error (RE) (spherical equivalent value) detected before the home education period and the changes in the myopia over the years, were recorded.

Determining the factors affecting the gestational length in sheep.

This research aimed to determine the effects of body weight, the body condition score (BCS), body measurements, birth type (single offspring or twin birth), birth weight and sex on the gestational length in sheep ( ). Karayaka sheep raised on a private farm were used in the study. Progeny yield characteristics in sheep were also determined ( ).

Effects of transport and altitude on hormones and oxidative stress parameters in sheep.

In study, it was aimed to determine the stress effects that can be caused by transporting and altitude in sheep. Karayaka sheeps were used in the study. Karayaka sheeps are a valuable breed of meat quality and fleece, which is raised in the Black Sea region.

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.

Giant IgG4-Related Pseudotumor of the Esophagus Resected with Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic autoimmune disorder that has been defined in various organs. The disease is characterized by typical clinicopathological features including a dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate rich in IgG4 positive plasma cells, storiform fibrosis, obliterative phlebitis, and often an elevated serum IgG4 level. Esophageal IgG4-RD is rare, and its presentation as a solid mass is even more rare.

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.

Morphometric evaluation of cerebellar structures in late monocular blindness.

Background: Only a few studies have investigated structural and functional changes in monocular blind individuals. Our aim in this study was to segmentally investigate the cerebellar structures of subjects with late-onset monocular blindness (LMB) using a Voxel-based volumetric analysis system.

Methods: The segmental volumetric values, cortical thickness, gray matter volumes and percentage ratios of the cerebellar lobules of individuals with LMB due to trauma and in healthy individuals with bilateral sight as the control group were calculated at the volBrain CERES 1.

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.

An Evaluation Using Colored Doppler Ultrasonography of Central Retinal Artery Hemodynamics in the Healthy Eye in Individuals With Late Monocular Blindness.

Structural and functional changes occur in the brain after vision losses. The purpose of the present study was to investigate central retinal artery (CRA) hemodynamics in the healthy eye of individuals developing late monocular blindness (LMB) using colored Doppler ultrasonography.The CRAs of 13 healthy eyes of 13 patients with LMB and of 13 healthy individuals as a control group were evaluated in this prospective study.

Does Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome Affect the Choroidal Response After Uneventful Phacoemulsification.

Purpose: To examine subfoveal and peripapillary choroidal thickness changes after successful phacoemulsification in cataract cases with nonglaucomatous pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS).

Materials And Methods: Nineteen cataract patients with PXS and 19 without PXS were included in this prospective and interventional controlled study. Subfoveal and peripapillary choroidal thicknesses were measured before surgery and on the postoperative first day (D1), first week (W1), first month (M1), second month (M2), and third month (M3).

Vitamin D Levels in Young Adult Cataract Patients: A Case-Control Study.

Objective: We aimed to investigate whether a relationship is present between early cataract formation and vitamin D in young adults.

Methods: A total of 37 cataract patients (18 males and 19 females) and 53 healthy participants (27 males and 26 females) under the age of 60 years were included in this study. The 25-OH vitamin D values were measured in all subjects and the mean vitamin D levels compared between the 2 groups.

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.