Histopathological effects of topical coenzyme q 10 + Vit E TPGS in experimental ischemic optic neuropathy.

We aimed to create a mechanical optic nerve damage model in rats and to investigate the neuroprotective effects of topical Coenzyme Q10 + Vitamin E TPGS (CoQ10+Vit E) molecule on retinal ganglion cells. In our study, 30 eyes of 20 male Wistar rats were used. Three groups, each consisting of 10 eyes, were formed as control, experimental, and treatment groups.

Guillain-Barré syndrome with hyperreflexia and bilateral papillitis in a child.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyneuropathy characterized by rapidly progressive symmetric weakness, and areflexia. Areflexia is necessary for the diagnosis of GBS. However, recently there have been studies of hyperreflexia with axonal neuropathy form of GBS.

Evaluation of the Innermost Retinal Layers and Visual Evoked Potentials in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

Purpose: The present study was conducted to investigate alterations in the innermost layers of the retina using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and to assess potential associations of structural measures with functional markers in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Materials And Methods: Ninety-four eyes of 47 MS patients and 60 eyes of 30 healthy individuals were included in the study. All patients underwent complete ophthalmological examination and OCT imaging to analyze peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness.

Topical anesthetic eye drops abuse: are we aware of the danger?

Objective: To investigate the clinical results of topical anesthetic drug (TAD) abuse and to evaluate the results in terms of preventive medicine and public health.

Methods: Patients who had been followed in a cornea unit between March 2009 and November 2011 for TAD abuse keratopathy were included in the study. The demographics, duration of TAD use, symptoms, ocular findings, treatment modalities, visual acuities, complications and accompanying psychiatric problems data were obtained from medical records.

An unexpected delayed complication of cataract surgery: retinal detachment secondary to capsular tension ring dislocation.

We aim to present a case of retinal detachment secondary to capsular tension ring dislocation following cataract surgery. A 45-year-old man who underwent cataract surgery 2 years previously presented with decreased vision in his left eye. The patient's posterior capsule was intact with a well-located posterior chamber intraocular lens.

[External ophthalmomyiasis: case reports].

We report two cases with external ophthalmomyiasis due to infestation with the larvae of Oestrus ovis. During an ophthalmologic examination, motile larvae were seen on the conjunctiva, which were removed and sent to the Department of Parasitology for identification. Microscopic examination of the specimens revealed that both patients were infested with the first stage larvae of O.

In vivo confocal microscopy: corneal changes of hydrogel contact lens wearers.

To evaluate the corneal findings in hydrogel contact lens wearers by in vivo confocal scanning microscopy. One hundred and forty-two eyes of 71 myopic contact lens wearers (group 1) and 142 eyes of 71 non-contact lens wearers (group 2), whose age, gender and refractive error matched, were enrolled in order to detect the corneal changes by in vivo confocal microscopy through the central cornea. The average age was 25.