The newborn conjunctival flora at the post delivery 24 hours.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the aerobic conjunctival flora of neonates and the effects of delivery type on conjunctival flora development in neonates who were born with normal spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) or elective caesarean section (C/S) and who were not given prophylactic antibiotic eye drops after birth.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 95 healthy newborns. One day after the delivery, conjunctival samples were taken from newborns who were born with normal SVD or elective C/S, and not given prophylactic antibiotic eye drops after birth.

Association of Birth Parameters With Corneal Thickness in Prematurely Born and Full-Term School-Aged Children.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate and compare corneal thicknesses of prematurely born and full-term early school-aged children, who were grouped into birth weight categories according to gestational age.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 136 school-aged white children. They were grouped as premature (born before 37 weeks of gestation) and full term (born at or after 37 weeks of gestation).

Sociodemographic status of severely disabled and visually impaired elderly people in Turkey.

Purpose: To identify the prevalence of ophthalmologic diseases in elderly patients who had been classified as severely disabled and to identify the ophthalmologic conditions leading to visual impairment and blindness.

Methods: The medical records of 2806 patients who had applied to the Health Board of the Erzurum Region Training and Research Hospital between January 2011 and December 2012 were reviewed. One hundred ninety-nine patients aged >64 years who were classified as severely disabled with disability rates of over 50%, and who were unable to care for themselves or to move and/or communicate without help were included in the study.

Success of hydrocone (TORIS-K) soft contact lens for keratoconus and traumatic keratopathy.

Objective: To present success of Toris-K contact lenses in keratoconus and traumatic keratopathy with irregular corneal surface.

Methods: Toris-K contact lenses were used to treat 7 eyes of 4 patients with traumatic keratopathy (Case 1) or keratoconus (Case 2, Case 3, and Case 4). All cases had a complete eye examination before the contact lens application.

Comparison of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Terms of Birth Weight in Prematurely Born Children.

Purpose: To study the potential effects of both prematurity and the sub-groups of low birth weight on thickness of RNFL.

Methods: Prospective case series of 26 preterm school-aged children with low birth weight whose retinal nerve fiber layer analyses with RTVue-100 Fourier-domain optic coherence tomography were performed in 2013 at the Department of Ophthalmology, Erzurum Region Education and Training Hospital.

Results: The mean retinal nerve fiber layer thicknesses were 100.

Association of birth parameters with refractive status in a sample of caucasian children aged 4-17 years.

Purpose. To investigate the association of birth parameters with refractive status in different age groups of Caucasian children. Materials and Methods.

Is ciliary muscle affected in migraine patients with aura and without aura?

Background: The aim of this study was to compare spherical equivalents (SE) and spherical equivalents with cycloplegic (CSE) values of migraine patients with and without visual aura, with those patients without migraine complaints.

Material/methods: We included patients over the age of 18 years, who had 20/20 uncorrected vision, and who did not have ocular pathology in their examination. The patients were divided into 3 groups: Group 1: 86 eyes of 43 migraine patients without aura, Group 2: 38 eyes of 19 migraine patients with aura, and Group 3: 60 eyes of 30 patients without migraine.

Measurement of Choroidal Thickness Following Caffeine Intake in Healthy Subjects.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of 200 mg caffeine on subfoveal choroidal thickness (CT) in the macular area as measured by enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) in healthy subjects.

Materials And Methods: Fifty healthy individuals (study group) and 50 healthy individuals (control group) were enrolled in study. In the study group, participants received a 200 mg caffeine capsule and the control group consisted of subjects who received plasebo capsule.

Unilateral Optic Neuropathy and Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma following Snake Envenomation.

Purpose. We aimed to describe a unique case in which a patient developed unilateral optic neuritis and angle-closure glaucoma as a result of snake envenomation. Case Report.

Acquired capillary hemangioma of the eyelid in a 49-year-old woman from Turkey.

A 49-year-old woman developed a dark brown nodular mass in the lower eyelid. The lesion had grown fast for 2 months and then had remained stable in size. Excisional biopsy was performed.

Success of ranibizumab in central serous chorioretinopathy resistant to bevacizumab.

Purpose: To present effectiveness of intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) injection for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), resistant to intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection.

Methods: Files of the patients who had the diagnosis of CSC between 2005 and 2013 were reviewed retrospectively. Eighty-five eyes of 81 patients' files have been investigated.

Effectiveness of posaconazole in recalcitrant fungal keratitis resistant to conventional antifungal drugs.

Purpose. To present the success of posaconazole in two cases with recalcitrant fugal keratitis that were resistant to conventional antifungal drugs. Method.

Bilateral persistent pupillary membrane with tetralogy of fallot: a case report and review of the literature.

Case Report. A 15-year-old boy presented to the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital with the complain of bilateral vision blurring associated with severe glare and photophobia. On ophthalmological examination, uncorrected visual acuity was 20/200 in the right eye and 20/100 in the left eye, and there was no improvement with pinhole testing.

Unilateral cataract and vitreoretinopathy in a case with klippel-trenaunay syndrome.

Purpose. We present a case with Klippel-Trenaunay (KT) syndrome that had unilateral mature cataract and vitreoretinopathy. Case Report.

The effects of topical antiglaucoma drugs as monotherapy on the ocular surface: a prospective study.

Purpose. The aim was to compare the effects of antiglaucoma eye drops on the tear functions and ocular surface. Method.

Unilateral morning glory optic disc anomaly in a case with Down syndrome.

Background: This case is unique because it is the first reported case of Down syndrome with morning glory optic disc anomaly in literature.

Case Presentation: A 15-year-old girl with features of Down syndrome presented to the Clinic of Ophthalmology for a regular ophthalmologic examination. Her best corrected visual acuity was 20/50 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye.

Central retinal artery occlusion in association with fibromuscular dysplasia.

A 14 year-old female, whose chief complaint was severe vision loss in the right eye for 2 days, presented to the Clinic of Ophthalmology of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital. The patient had been attending follow-up visits for 4 years, following a diagnosis of fibromuscular dysplasia by the Clinic of Pediatrics. The patient underwent a complete ophthalmo-logic, angiographic, hematologic, and systemic evaluation.