Evaluation of Aerobic Conjunctival Flora in Patients with Blepharitis.

Objective: species are frequently found in blepharitis cases. This study aimed to compare the conjunctival flora of eyes with blepharitis and blepharitis with healthy individuals.

Methods: Eyelash epilation was performed to detect from 44 eyes of 44 patients with chronic blepharitis and 44 eyes of 44 healthy controls and examined under a microscope.

Prediction of Pentacam image after corneal cross-linking by linear interpolation technique and U-NET based 2D regression model.

Keratoconus is a common corneal disease that causes vision loss. In order to prevent the progression of the disease, the corneal cross-linking (CXL) treatment is applied. The follow-up of keratoconus after treatment is essential to predict the course of the disease and possible changes in the treatment.

Inferior oblique anterior transposition according to a different grading scale for hyperdeviation with inferior oblique overaction.

Objective: To define an inferior oblique anterior transposition (IOAT) grading scale in patients with hyperdeviation and inferior oblique overaction (IOOA), which we planned based on the data we obtained in our previous retrospective study.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Participants: Thirty-eight patients who underwent graded IOAT.

Impact of serous macular detachment on visual recovery in retinal vein occlusion treatment.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of serous macular detachment observed during retinal vein occlusion on treatment results.

Methods: A total of 117 eyes from 115 patients who had been treated with intravitreal injections for macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion were retrospectively reviewed. Visual acuity, optical coherence tomography, and fundus fluorescein angiography findings were evaluated according to the status of serous macular detachment.

An Algorithm Recommendation to Detect Specific Pathology of the Lacrimal Sac.

We aimed to recommend an efficient algorithm to detect the presence of specific pathologies of the lacrimal sac (LS). The charts of 296 patients who had undergone LS biopsy were reviewed retrospectively. The age, gender, history, examination and radiological findings, sac appearance, and pathology results of the patients were recorded.

Correlation between intraocular pressure obtained with water drinking test versus modified diurnal tension curve measurement in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Purpose: The aim of this paper was to study the correlation and agreement between the intraocular pressure (IOP) peak value and fluctuations detected with the modified diurnal tension curve (mDTC) and the water drinking test (WDT) in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (XFG) patients.

Methods: This prospective observational study enrolled 42 eyes of 42 XFG patients. The IOPs were measured at 2-h intervals from 8 am to 4 pm with a Goldmann applanation tonometer by a single observer to establish the mDTC.

Screening for Combination Cancer Therapies With Dynamic Fuzzy Modeling and Multi-Objective Optimization.

Combination therapies proved to be a valuable strategy in the fight against cancer, thanks to their increased efficacy in inducing tumor cell death and in reducing tumor growth, metastatic potential, and the risk of developing drug resistance. The identification of effective combinations of drug targets generally relies on costly and time consuming processes based on experiments. Here, we present a novel computational approach that, by integrating dynamic fuzzy modeling with multi-objective optimization, allows to efficiently identify novel combination cancer therapies, with a relevant saving in working time and costs.

Comparison of the simultaneous conjunctiva and oropharynx-nasopharynx swab results in patients applying to the SARS-CoV-2 outpatient clinic for the first time.

The aim is to comparatively evaluate the results of simultaneous conjunctiva and oropharynx-nasopharynx (ONP) swabs in patients who had presented to the outpatient department with a suspicion of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). An ONP sample was obtained following bilateral conjunctiva swabs in 85 subjects with a contact history or symptoms but unknown SARS-CoV-2 status and with no ocular symptoms or findings. The results were evaluated according to the patient's symptoms and how the swab was taken.

Brown syndrome: clinical features and results of superior oblique tenotomy.

Purpose: This study was conducted to further define the specific clinical characteristics of patients with Brown syndrome and evaluate the outcomes of superior oblique tenotomy in its surgical management.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the medical charts of 45 patients with Brown syndrome was performed, which revealed that 11 patients underwent superior oblique tenotomy due to abnormal head posture and/or hypotropia and 1 patient underwent bilateral superior oblique tendon elongation with a silicone band due to abnormal head posture. In the last patient, silicone bands were removed at the postoperative 3rd month due to the lack of improvement in the abnormal head posture and the limitation of elevation in adduction.

Effect of inferior oblique anterior transposition in correcting vertical hyperdeviation in primary position.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of inferior oblique anterior transposition (IOAT) on improvement of vertical hyperdeviation in primary position.

Methods: This study was a retrospective review and included 35 eyes of 33 patients (18 males and 15 females). Patients with dissociated vertical deviation were not included in the study.

Computed Tomography Diagnostic Abilities for Open-Globe Injuries in Pediatric Versus Adult Patients.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the role of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of open-globe trauma and intraocular foreign body (IOFB) in pediatric and adult age groups.

Methods: Medical records of cases with open-globe trauma at Inonu University Hospital's Ophthalmology Emergency Service were retrospectively evaluated. Preoperative orbital CT images of the cases obtained at emergency services and their clinical and/or surgical findings were compared in pediatric and adult groups.

Torcular Herophili classification and evaluation of dural venous sinus variations using digital subtraction angiography and magnetic resonance venographies.

Purpose: The configurations of cerebral veins and dural venous sinuses differ not only between individuals, but also between the two brain hemispheres of an individual, making the anatomical classification of the cerebral veins difficult. We evaluated the superior dural venous sinuses and classified their types and variations using magnetic resonance venography (MRV) and digital substraction angiography (DSA).

Methods: A total of 394 patients were studied retrospectively.

Association between elevated aminotransferase levels and the metabolic syndrome in Northern Turkey.

Introduction: Elevated aminotransferase levels(ATLs) are alert the physicians for liver-affecting disease and may reflect liver injury. We aimed to determine the prevalence of elevated ATLs and the association of elevated ATLs with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a northern province of Turkey.

Materials And Methods: Elevated ATLs were evaluated among 1,095 individuals of the Tokat Prevalence Study which have been described in detail elsewhere.

Unilateral isolated incus agenesis: detection by virtual endoscopy.

We report the first case of unilateral incus agenesis in the literature. Preoperative diagnosis by virtual endoscopy further enhances the significance of this case. We present thin-section temporal bone computed tomographic images and 3-dimensional reconstructed views which were all correlated with intraoperative findings.

Spontaneous Bilateral Carotid Artery Dissection: Diagnosis and Follow-up with MDCT. A Case Report.

Carotid artery dissection is usually unilateral. Rarely bilateral forms can be seen. Recent studies have shown the efficacy of computed tomography angiography (CTA) in the diagnosis of carotid dissection.

Unregistered subtracted CT angiography for the visualization of intracranial arteries at or near the skull base: preliminary experience.

Purpose: Restrictions with computed tomography angiography (CTA) regarding the visualization of arteries near the skull base are well known. Today, the gold standard for overcoming this is the matched mask bone elimination method. Worldwide use of this method is limited since it requires advanced imaging physics and software.

Recurrent Cerebral Fat Embolism Due to Pleural Irrigation: Fat Density Lesions on CT. A Case Report.

Fat embolism syndrome is a rare, but life-threatening problem and is usually associated with severe trauma. Neurological symptoms are variable, and the clinical diagnosis is difficult. We describe a patient with fat density lesions on cranial CT sections and discuss the etiopathogenesis of cerebral fat embolism (CFE) in this patient who does not have a history of long bone fracture, but metastatic lung disease and empyema.

Selective intraarterial nimodipine treatment in an experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage model.

Background And Purpose: Cerebral vasospasm secondary to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been a serious clinical problem. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of selective intraarterial (IA) nimodipine treatment in a rabbit model of chronic cerebral vasospasm.

Methods: Twenty-two adult New-Zealand rabbits of either sex, weighing 2500-3800 g were used for this study.

Bifid mandibular condyle: a case report.

A case of left bifid mandibular condyle (BMC) is reported in a 36-year-old female. The patient had a history of trauma in childhood. From the radiological examination, the left condyle was seen to have two anterioposteriorly situated heads.

[Pneumosinus dilatans].

Pneumosinus dilatans is a localized abnormal dilatation of paranasal sinuses which contains only air and is covered with normal epithelium. We presented the X-ray, CT and MRI findings of three cases with pneumosinus dilatans secondary to arachnoid cyst and meningioma. When evaluating the patients with long-lasting symptoms, pneumosinus dilatans should be considered.

Cervical diastematomyelia in cervico-oculo-acoustic (Wildervanck) syndrome: MRI findings.

Cervico-oculo-acoustic (COA) or Wildervanck syndrome is characterized by the triad of Klippel-Feil anomaly, bilateral abducens palsy with retracted bulbs (Duane 'syndrome') and hearing loss. The clinical findings of this syndrome have been well documented. A few case reports with MRI findings have appeared in the literature showing brainstem and cerebellar hypoplasia and vertebral segmentation anomalies.