Evaluating Turkish Readability and Quality of Strabismus-Related Websites.

Background This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the readability of strabismus-related websites and the quality of their content. Methodology This cross-sectional study evaluated the websites on strabismus disease using Ateşman and Bezirci-Yilmaz's readability formulas, which have been scientifically verified to be effective for Turkish people. The study picked texts from the first 50 websites that appeared on the screen after typing "strabismus treatment" into the Google search engine based on their Turkish reading level and information reliability.

Ocular posterior segment microstructural and microvascular morphological changes in protein supplement-consuming bodybuilders.

Background: To determine the effects of protein supplement (whey protein powder (PP)) on retinal, choroidal and optic nerve head (ONH) microstructure and microvascular morphology in healthy bodybuilders.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 23 male adults (consumers, 23 right eyes) who had been routinely consuming whey PP for bodybuilding purposes for ≥ 3 months, and 21 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers (non-consumers, 21 right eyes) who also attended the gym but did not consume any nutritional supplements. Participants underwent standard ocular exams, enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI OCT), and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) after ≥ 8 h of rest and fasting.

Optical coherence tomography angiography characteristics of retinochoroidal and optic nerve head microcirculation in cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.

Background: To assess retinochoroidal and optic nerve head microcirculation alterations in cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.

Methods: Thirty cryptogenic organizing pneumonia patients in the resolution phase (group 1, 30 right eyes) and 33 healthy subjects (group 2, 33 right eyes) were compared. Patients had 40 mg/day corticosteroids for 8-10 days, and a pulmonary function test, which revealed only minimally restrictive ventilation features.

Is a Dry Eye Disorder in Firefighters an Occupational Disease?

Background: To examine firefighters (FFs) exposed to high levels of fire smoke and, as a result, to uncover risk factors for dry eye disorder (DED) compared to age-and gender-matched healthy individuals.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 51 FFs from the Afyonkarahisar Municipality Fire Department were chosen at random (group 1). A control group (group 2) included 51 age- and gender-matched healthy individuals.

Is it useful to do OCTA in coronary artery disease patients to improve SYNTAX-based cardiac revascularization decision?

Background: To investigate retinal and optic disk microcirculation using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in order to predict related outcomes based on the SYNergy between PCI with TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) score (SS) system in coronary artery disease patients.

Methods: 104 patients were grouped based on coronary angiography results: 32 chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) patients, 35 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, and 37 healthy controls. The SS system determined atherosclerosis degree and lesion-related mortality risk, followed by scoring as SYNTAX I score (SS-I) and SYNTAX II score (SS-II).

Optical coherence tomography angiography evaluation of retinal and optic disc microvascular morphological characteristics in retinal vein occlusion.

Background: To evaluate microvascular morphological characteristics of the retina and optic disc (OD) in retinal vein occlusion (RVO) patients using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), compare the results to age- and gender-matched healthy subjects, and determine correlations between OCTA parameters and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and age.

Methods: In this retrospective study, right eyes of 53 RVO patients and 51 healthy subjects were compared regarding BCVA, as well as superficial and deep capillary plexus (SCP and DCP) vessel densities (VDs), foveal avascular zone (FAZ) parameters, outer retinal and choriocapillaris flow areas, OD whole and peripapillary VDs, and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT). Retinal vein occlusion patients were further divided into subgroups based on therapy and risk factors, and OCTA parameters were compared.

Ocular health among industrial workers: a prevalence study of foreign body injury, refractive error, dry eye, pterygium and pingueculae.

Background: Workplaces play a critical role in developing ocular diseases, owing to the risk of accidents. This study aimed to evaluate the ocular health of industrial workers by determining the prevalence of foreign body injury, refractive error, dry eye, and pterygium/pingueculae, as well as the factors influencing these diseases.

Methods: This study involved on-site examinations of workers from an industrial area hosting marble processing factories and metal sectors.

A comparison of scientometric data and publication policies of ophthalmology journals.

Purpose: This retrospective database analysis study aims to present the scientometric data of journals publishing in the field of ophthalmology and to compare the scientometric data of ophthalmology journals according to the open access (OA) publishing policies.

Methods: The scientometric data of 48 journals were obtained from Clarivate Analytics InCites and Scimago Journal & Country Rank websites. Journal impact factor (JIF), Eigenfactor score (ES), scientific journal ranking (SJR), and Hirsch index (HI) were included.

Prospective Study: Frequency of Ophthalmic Findings, Relationship with Inflammation Markers, and Effect on Prognosis in Patients Treated in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.

Objectives: To prospectively evaluate the frequency of ocular findings and inflammation markers levels in patients treated in the intensive care unit due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection to determine the relationship between these parameters and mortality.

Materials And Methods: We prospectively evaluated 53 patients who were treated in the intensive care unit of a pandemic hospital between January 1 and June 30, 2021 and whose SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis was confirmed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test from nasopharyngeal swab samples. Ocular findings were evaluated together with white blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte count, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase and ferritin levels, and mortality rate.

An Evaluation of the Comprehensibility Levels of Ophthalmology Surgical Consent Forms.

Background/Aim This study aimed to evaluate the comprehensibility of the consent forms used for interventional procedures in the ophthalmology clinic of a university hospital and to determine which texts could be read according to patient age and education level. Materials and methods Forty separate consent forms used as the standard for various interventional procedures in the ophthalmology department of a university hospital were evaluated. The comprehensibility formulas used were developed for the Turkish language by Ateşman and Bezirci-Yilmaz.