Low-dose ranibizumab administration in retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficiency of low-dose intravitreal ranibizumab therapy in the treatment of aggressive retinopathy of prematurity (A-ROP).

Methods: A total of 124 eyes of 62 patients who underwent intravitreal ranibizumab after an A-ROP diagnosis between January 2015 and January 2021 were evaluated retrospectively. After receiving family-approved informed consent, low-dose intravitreal ranibizumab was administered, and regular follow-ups were performed.

Facilitated Tenon-Free Conjunctival Autograft Preparation and Limited Tenon Removal Technique in Pterygium Surgery.

Background: The main complication of primary pterygium surgery is the recurrence of the pterygium. In the present study, we aimed to compare a classical technique and facilitated tenon-free conjunctival autograft preparation and a limited tenon removal technique in pterygium surgery in terms of recurrence rate, complications, and operation duration.

Material And Methods: This is a retrospective, comparative, observational study.

The effects of trypan blue use on the corneal endothelium during cataract surgery in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX).

Purpose: In the present clinical study, it was aimed to investigate the possible effects of Trypan blue (TB) use on the corneal endothelium during cataract surgery in eyes with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) during a three-month follow-up period using the contralateral eye control design.

Methods: This prospective, randomised controlled, individual cohort study included 92 eyes of 46 patients with bilateral PEX and cataracts. While 1% TB was applied to one eye of the patients before capsulorhexis (study group), it was not applied to the other eye (control group).

The effectiveness of the dacryocystorhinostomy operation with physiodispenser in nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) operation with physiodispenser in nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Methods: Two hundred and twelve eyes from 150 patients with chronic dacryocystitis who had undergone external DCR operation with Kerrison punch were included in Group 1. Two hundred and fourteen eyes from 150 patients with chronic dacryocystitis who had undergone external DCR operation with physiodispenser were included in Group 2.

The Youngest Patient with Bilateral Keratoconus Secondary to Chronic Persistent Eye Rubbing.

We present the case of a four-year-old girl with bilateral keratoconus secondary to chronic persistent eye rubbing. She was referred to our clinic with intractable ocular itching and low vision. According to her family, she was generally rubbing her eyes.