Comparison of rebound tonometry and non-contact airpuff tonometry to Goldmann applanation tonometry.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the intraocular pressure measurements obtained from healthy subjects with the rebound tonometry, non-contact airpuff tonometry, and Goldmann applanation tonometry in different age groups.

Methods: A total of 180 eyes of 90 healthy subjects were included in the study. According to the subjects' ages, the eyes were categorized into three groups: group 1 (age: 7-17 years), group 2 (age: 18-40 years), and group 3 (age: 41-75 years).

Assessment of efficacy of topical azithromycin 1.5 per cent ophthalmic solution for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction.

Background: The aim was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of topical azithromycin 1.5 per cent ophthalmic solution in treatment of the clinical signs and symptoms associated with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).

Methods: In this retrospective study, 35 patients with MGD were treated with topical azithromycin 1.

Longitudinal assessment of intraocular pressure in premature infants.

Purpose: To investigate the longitudinal change in intraocular pressure (IOP) in premature infants and to establish a normative IOP value.

Methods: Forty premature infants with a gestational age (GA) of 26 weeks were enrolled in this longitudinal study. Measurements were taken initially at 28 weeks postconceptional age (PCA) and at 2-week intervals up to 40 weeks PCA.

Changes in Anterior Chamber Depth after Combined Phacovitrectomy.

Objectives: To evaluate changes in anterior chamber depth (ACD) and postoperative refractive outcomes after combined phacovitrectomy.

Materials And Methods: This study included 10 eyes of 10 patients that underwent combined phacovitrectomy (study group) and 14 eyes of 14 patients that underwent phacoemulsification surgery (control group) at İstanbul Medipol University Ophthalmology Department. Preoperative and 3-month postoperative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), ACD, change in ACD and refractive outcomes were compared between the two groups.

Tear Osmolarity and Tear Film Parameters in Patients With Ocular Rosacea.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate tear osmolarity and tear film parameters in patients with ocular rosacea.

Methods: In a single center, 25 eyes of 25 patients with ocular rosacea (group 1), 25 eyes of 25 patients with rosacea without ocular involvement (group 2), and 20 eyes of 20 healthy individuals (group 3) were evaluated using the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, Schirmer I test, tear film break-up time (TBUT), scoring of ocular surface fluorescein staining using modified Oxford scale, and tear osmolarity.

Results: Tear osmolarity values, OSDI and Oxford scale scores were significantly higher in group 1 than in groups 2 and 3 (P<0.

A CASE OF CONE DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATED WITH CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION.

Purpose: To report a case of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a patient with cone dystrophy (CD).

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 20-year-old woman presented with diminished vision in her right eye.

Effects of dorzolamide/timolol fixed combination on retrobulbar hemodynamics in pseudoexfoliative glaucoma.

In our study we aimed to evaluate the short-term effects of dorzolamide/timolol on ocular perfusion pressure and retrobulbar blood flow in patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PXG). This prospective observational cross-sectional study enrolled 22 eyes of 22 newly-diagnosed patients with PXG in a single center. All of the patients received a fixed combination of dorzolamide/timolol.

Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment After Laser Capsulotomy in Pseudophakic Eyes With Pseudoexfoliation.

Purpose: To assess changes in anterior-chamber depth (ACD) and angle width after neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser capsulotomy pseudophakia in eyes with pseudoexfoliation (PEX).

Methods: This prospective and interventional case series study included 25 pseudophakic eyes of 25 patients with PEX and 26 pseudophakic eyes of 26 patients without PEX scheduled for Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy in a single institution. Anterior-chamber depth and angle width were measured with anterior segment optical coherence tomography before and three days after Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy.

Compare the effects of two silicone-hydrogel bandage contact lenses on epithelial healing after photorefractive keratectomy with anterior segment optical coherence tomography.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of two silicone hydrogel bandage lenses (SiHy) on epithelial healing following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT).

Methods: Forty-two eyes of 21 patients who underwent PRK were included in a contralateral eye comparison study. At the end of the procedure, one eye of each patient was fitted with a Lotrafilcon B contact lens whereas the fellow eye was fitted with a Comfilicon A lens.

Tear osmolarity and tear film parameters in patients with unilateral pterygium.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in tear osmolarity and tear film parameters between pterygium-affected and healthy fellow eyes.

Methods: The study enrolled 65 patients with unilateral pterygium. Tear osmolarity, tear film break-up time (TBUT), Schirmer I test measurements, fluorescein corneal staining, and conjunctival redness were evaluated.

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography measurement after neodymium-yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser capsulotomy.

Purpose: To evaluate changes in anterior chamber depth (ACD) and angle width after neodymium-yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser capsulotomy.

Design: Prospective interventional case series.

Methods: In a single institution, 43 eyes of 43 consecutive pseudophakic patients with symptomatic posterior capsule opacification (PCO) underwent Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy.

Comparison of photorefraction, autorefractometry and retinoscopy in children.

Photorefractive devices have been evaluated for their effectiveness in detecting anisometropia, hyperopia, myopia, and astigmatism. We investigated the reliability of Plusoptix S08, the newest photoscreener, and Topcon autorefractometer by comparing them with cycloplegic retinoscopy. Plusoptix S08, cycloplegic retinoscopy, and cycloplegic autorefractometer measurements for 235 eyes of 118 children (59 female, 59 male) with a mean age of 4.

Effect of air bubble on inflammation after cataract surgery in rabbit eyes.

Purpose: Intense inflammation after cataract surgery can cause cystoid macular edema, posterior synechia and posterior capsule opacification. This experimental study was performed to investigate the effect of air bubble on inflammation when given to anterior chamber of rabbit eyes after cataract surgery.

Materials And Methods: 30 eyes of 15 rabbits were enrolled in the study.

Intravitreal bevacizumab may increase diabetic macular edema in eyes with attached posterior vitreous.

Purpose: To report 2 eyes of a patient which developed vitreomacular traction (VMT) 1 month after intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection.

Materials And Methods: A 45-year-old female with bilateral diffuse diabetic macular edema (DME) received bilateral IVB.

Results: Her initial visual acuity (VA) was 0.

Comparison of fixed combinations of dorzolamide/timolol and brimonidine/timolol in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

To compare the short-term effectiveness and ocular side-effects of fixed combinations of dorzolamide/timolol (DTFC) and brimonidine/timolol (BTFC) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Forty-two eyes of 42 patients newly diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma were assessed prospectively. One of the two eyes was chosen randomly and treated with DTFC (2 × 1) for 4 weeks.

Intravitreal bevacizumab for macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion: 12-month results.

Purpose: To present the functional and anatomic changes after intravitreal bevacizumab in eyes with macular edema (ME) due to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).

Design: The study was a retrospective study.

Materials And Methods: The study included 31 patients with ME due to BRVO.

Pars plana vitrectomy in advanced coats' disease.

Purpose: To report 5 cases of advanced Coats' disease managed with pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade.

Methods: Five patients with advanced Coats' disease and serous or tractional retinal detachment underwent pars plana vitrectomy with internal drainage, endolaser photocoagulation and silicone oil tamponade. One patient had combined phacoemulsification-vitrectomy surgery.

A case of Joubert syndrome with features of ocular neovascularization.

A 12-year-old boy with a diagnosis of Joubert syndrome with bilateral horizontal nystagmus was evaluated. Neovascularization over the iris and the pupillary border was observed on biomicroscopy. There was pigmentary retinal dystrophy in both eyes.

Early serous macular detachment after phacoemulsification surgery.

We report 2 cases of serous macular detachment with intraretinal fluid accumulation that developed 1 day after uneventful phacoemulsification surgery. Because of a dilution error, both eyes received 2 mg/0.1 mL of intracameral cefuroxime at the end of surgery.

Intravitreal bevacizumab for persistent macular edema with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

To evaluate the effectiveness of an intravitreal bevacizumab injection on retinal neovascularization and diabetic macular edema (DME) refractory to laser photocoagulation therapy. Thirty-four eyes of 22 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and DME refractory to laser photocoagulation therapy received an intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg/0.

Case Report of Bullous Pemphigoid following Fundus Fluorescein Angiography.

PURPOSE: To report a first case of bullous pemphigoid (BP) following intravenous fluorescein for fundus angiography. Clinical Features: A 70-year-old male patient was admitted to the intensive care unit with BP and sepsis. He reported a history of fundus fluorescein angiography with a pre-diagnosis of senile macular degeneration 2 months prior to presentation.

LASIK Complication due to Laser Firing Failure and its Management.

A case of an intraoperative Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) complication due to excimer laser firing failure was presented. After cutting the corneal flap, excimer laser treatment was initiated. However, at 34% completion the laser (Technolas((R)) 217z Bausch & Lomb Rochester, NY) stopped firing for no apparent reason.

Ophthalmoplegic migraine associated with recurrent isolated ptosis.

We report a rare case ofophthalmoplegic migraine associated with isolated, recurrent unilateral eyelid ptosis in a 10-year-old girl. Labrotory test, pediatric and pediatric neurological examinations and imaging were normal. Recurrent isolated ptosis is a very rare manifestation of ophthalmoplegic migraine.