Evaluation of Retinal Vessel Density and Foveal Avascular Zone in Unilateral Exudative Choroidal Neovascularization by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

Objectives: To evaluate treatment-naïve patients with neovascular-exudative age-related macular degeneration (eARMD) in one eye and early-/intermediate-stage nonexudative ARMD (neARMD) in the fellow eye by optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCTA).

Methods: A total of 70 eyes of 35 patients (17 females) with first diagnosis of eARMD in one eye and early/intermediate-stage neARMD in the fellow eye were included in this study. The eARMD diagnosis was confirmed by fluorescein angiography.

Laser photocoagulation, intravitreal anti-VEGF, and vitreous surgery for the treatment of juxtapapillary retinal capillary hemangioma.

Juxtapapillary retinal capillary hemangiomas (JRCHs) are benign vascular tumors located on or adjacent to the optic nerve head. A 19-year-old girl presented with epiretinal membrane (ERM) associated with an elevated and round vascular tumoral mass located in the juxtapapillary region of her left eye. She was subsequently diagnosed with isolated JRCH.

Efficacy of Dexamethasone Implants in Uveitic Macular Edema in Cases with Behçet Disease.

Purpose: Investigation of the efficacy of intravitreal dexamethasone implants (0.7 mg) in patients with Behçet disease (BD) who had cystoid macular edema (CME) despite immunomodulatory treatment.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-seven eyes of 20 patients who had intravitreal dexameth-asone implant injections and follow-up for more than 6 months were included in this study.

Comparison of Brain Atrophy, Cognition and Optical Coherence Tomography Results Between Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Healthy Controls.

Introduction: Cognitive impairment is also an important cause of disability in MS in addition to motor, sensory, visual, and cerebellar affections. The aim of this study is to show the relation between the cognitive disability in MS with brain atrophy and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL).

Methods: Forty-three multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, and 15 healthy individuals as controls were included in the study.

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography findings of patients under treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Purpose: To investigate the use of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients.

Methods: Children that were diagnosed with precursor B-cell ALL and classified as belonging to the medium-risk group for relapse were selected for this study. Individuals who were in continuous remission and on maintenance therapy were included in the study group.

RETINAL METASTASIS FROM SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG: A CASE PRESENTATION.

Background/purpose: To present a case with retinal metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 54-year-old man presented with blurry vision in his left eye.

Amino acid and vascular endothelial growth factor levels in subretinal fluid in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Purpose: To study the concentrations of amino acids and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in subretinal fluid (SRF) of cases with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). The relevance of the results with postoperative anatomic and functional success in RRD was investigated.

Methods: Fifty-three patients were included in this prospective study.

Correlation of spectral domain optical coherence tomography findings and visual acuity in central serous chorioretinopathy.

Purpose: To investigate the correlation between spectral domain optical coherence tomography findings and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and to determine the visual prognostic factors.

Methods: We retrospectively studied 56 eyes of 49 patients who had the diagnosis of CSC. Patients were categorized into subgroups depending on symptoms and clinical findings.

S100b protein levels in subretinal fluid in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Purpose: To investigate the relevance of the concentration of S100B in subretinal fluid (SRF) with the postoperative anatomical and functional success and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) formation parameters in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).

Methods: Fifty-three patients (34 male, 19 female) were included in this prospective study. Study group consisted of 46 patients who had scleral buckling (SB) surgery with the diagnosis of RRD.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus and lateral rectus palsy in an elderly patient.

Acquired palsy of the lateral rectus presents with horizontal diplopia and has a broad differential. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus- (HZO) related cranial nerve palsy is a transient and self-limiting condition. Systemic antiviral treatment is administered in order to prevent sight-threatening complications.

Intravitreal versus sub-tenon posterior triamcinolone injection in bilateral diffuse diabetic macular edema.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of intravitreal and sub-Tenon (ST) posterior triamcinolone injection in the treatment of bilateral diabetic diffuse macular edema (DDME).

Methods: 28 eyes of 14 diabetic patients with bilateral DDME were included in this prospective randomized study. One eye of each individual received a sub-Tenon (ST) posterior triamcinolone injection (ST group), whereas the fellow eye received an intravitreal triamcinolone injection (IV group).

SUBCONJUNCTIVAL INTERFERON α-2A APPLICATION IN A CASE WITH SERPIGINOUS CHOROIDOPATHY.

Background: Serpiginous choroidopathy (SC) is a chronic, inflammatory disease which progresses with recurrences leading to visual loss. Diverse immunosuppressive regimens have been used for treatment. In case of an unanticipated side effect with immunosuppressive agents, alternative modalities in SC are limited.

Intravitreal triamcinolone improves recovery of visual acuity in nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.

Background: The visual outcome in untreated nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is dismal. Because intravitreal triamcinolone (IVTA) has shown promise in improving edematous retinal disorders, a pilot trial of this therapy in NAION was considered reasonable.

Methods: Four eyes of 4 patients with severe visual loss due to NAION were treated with 4 mg IVTA (study group).

Intravitreal triamcinolone as an adjunct in the treatment of concomitant proliferative diabetic retinopathy and diffuse diabetic macular oedema. Combined IVTA and laser treatment for PDR with CSMO.

Purpose: To investigate if triamcinolone acetonide (TA) can be an adjunct to laser treatment in patients with concomitant non-high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and diffuse clinically significant diabetic macular oedema (CSMO).

Methods: This prospective, interventional and comparative clinical study included 32 eyes of 16 patients with bilateral concomitant non-high-risk PDR and diffuse CSMO. Each patient received 4 mg intravitreal TA for the eye with worse visual acuity (study group) and macular focal and grid laser photocoagulation (MP) for the other eye (control group).

Radial optic neurotomy in central retinal vein occlusion: preliminary results.

Background: To investigate the efficacy of radial optic neurotomy (RON) on visual prognosis and clinical findings in central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO).

Methods: Prospective, non-randomised, self-controlled comparative trial. Six patients with ischemic CRVO who had visual acuity (VA) less than or equal to 0.

Ocular surface changes with applanation contact lens and coupling fluid use after argon laser photocoagulation in noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Purpose: To describe the effect of coupling solutions used during laser photocoagulation on the ocular surface of patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).

Design: A prospective case-controlled study.

Methods: Ninety-two eyes of 46 NIDDM patients with clinically significant macular edema, poor metabolic control of diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy and 100 eyes of 50 normal control subjects were studied.

Pars plana vitrectomy and removal of the internal limiting membrane in the treatment of chronic macular oedema.

Background: To evaluate the results of pars plana vitrectomy with peeling of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) in eyes with chronic macular oedema.

Methods: PPV with indocyanine green (ICG) assisted peeling of the ILM was performed in 33 eyes with diabetic (21 eyes) or non-diabetic (12 eyes) macular oedema. Postoperatively, resolution of macular oedema, improvement of visual acuity (VA) and complications were documented.