Anterior Chamber Paracentesis Offers a Less Painful Experience During Intravitreal Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Administration: An Intraindividual Study.

Introduction: In order to improve comfort and compliance to treatment of the patient during the intravitreal injections (IVIs), relieving pain may help and provide getting better results. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of anterior chamber paracentesis on pain perception and the factors related to pain perception during intravitreal injection procedures.

Material And Methods: This prospective randomized study includes 212 eyes of 106 patients scheduled for bilateral IVI of ranibizumab 0.

Do Consecutive Phacoemulsification Surgeries Under Topical Anesthesia Differ in Terms of Pain Perception and Cooperation?

Background Although intraoperative ocular pain has been investigated extensively in the literature, few studies have evaluated the pain perception between consecutive surgeries. Determining the facts about pain perception during phacoemulsification will allow surgeons to decide the type of anesthesia that best fits the patient when planning the contralateral cataract surgery. The aim of this study was to determine the level of pain perception, factors affecting pain perception, level of patient cooperation, and perception of operation time during consecutive phacoemulsification surgeries.

Decreased retinal nerve fiber and choroidal thickness in chronic rhinosinusitis.

Purpose: The assessment of the retina and choroid of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), via spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), was aimed in this study. We proposed that chronic upper airway restriction caused by chronic sinusitis could deteriorate the retinal and choroid morphology.

Methods: This prospective controlled study included a total of 90 eyes of 90 patients, 30 of whom were CRS with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP), 30 of whom were CRS without nasal polyposis (CRSsNP) and 30 of whom were healthy controls (HC).

Salvage of the retinal ganglion cells in transition phase in Alzheimer's disease with topical coenzyme Q10: is it possible?

Purpose: The evaluation of the short-term effect of topically applied coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) on retina and choroid in Alzheimer's disease (AD) was aimed in this study.

Methods: Randomized controlled study included a total of 93 patients, 62 of whom with AD. Thirty (32.

Intraocular pressure changes associated with tracheal extubation: Comparison of sugammadex with conventional reversal of neuromuscular blockade.

Objective: To compare the effects of neostigmine/atropine combination and sugammadex on intraocular pressure during tracheal extubation period.

Methods: The single-blind prospective randomised controlled study was conducted at Ordu University Research and Training Hospital from August to October 2014, and comprised patients who were randomly assigned to 2 groups according to the agent used for reversal of neuromuscular blockade. Group N received 0.

Comparison of Dexmedetomidine Versus Ketamine-Propofol Combination for Sedation in Cataract Surgery.

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the sedative properties and haemodynamic and respiratory effects of dexmedetomidine and a ketamine-propofol combination (ketofol), which are expected to have minimal effects on spontaneous breathing.

Methods: Sixty patients were enrolled in this prospective randomised study. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the administration of dexmedetomidine (Group D) and ketofol (Group K).

Endoscopic intranasal surgery for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction--a new approach.

Objective: Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction can be treated with a spectrum of techniques, starting with conservative massage to more invasive dacryocystorhinostomy. There has been controversy regarding the optimal treatment procedure. We introduced a unique technique to treat congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction and analyzed its success rate and complications.