Infliximab-induced retrobulbar optic neuritis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.

Objective: To present a case with infliximab-induced retrobulbar optic neuritis.

Case Description: A 58-year-old woman presented to our clinic with a two-day history of blurred vision in her right eye. She had numerous uveitis attacks previously, and she was on infliximab treatment for ankylosing spondylitis.

Expert recommendations for the management of diabetic macular edema with intravitreal dexamethasone implant: A Turkish Delphi study.

Purpose: To provide consensus on the clinical use of intravitreal dexamethasone (DEX) implant for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) in Turkey.

Methods: A panel of 22 retina experts prepared 77 statements of recommendation, and 80 retinal specialists practicing in Turkey were chosen to vote either in support or against each one. A Delphi-based method was used through which the ophthalmologists were able to view all of the results anonymously after two rounds and modify their subsequent answers.

Correlation of optical coherence tomography and Doppler ultrasonography findings in pseudoexfoliation syndrome.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the correlation between the color Doppler imaging (CDI) results and parameters determined by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in cases with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (XFS).

Methods: 99 participants were included in this prospective study. Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell complex (GCC), optic nerve head (ONH) measurements were recorded.

Coats disease with retinal neovascularization under subfoveal nodule: optical coherence tomography-angiography findings before and after ranibizumab treatment.

We conducted retinal neovascularization under subfoveal fibrotic nodule for Coats disease by using optic coherence tomography-angiography before and after ranibizumab treatment. Our patient was an 8-year-old boy who was referred with suspicious left retinal mass. His visual acuity was 20/400 in the left eye and 20/20 in the right eye at the time of admission.

Biomechanical properties of the cornea following intravitreal ranibizumab injection.

Objective: To evaluate intraocular pressure (IOP) and corneal biomechanical properties changes after intravitreal ranibizumab injection (IVRI).

Methods: One hundred twenty eyes of 120 patients who underwent IVRI between January and March 2018 in Adnan Menderes University Ophthalmology Clinic were included in study. Corneal hysteresis (CH), corneal resistance factor (CRF), Goldmann-correlated intraocular pressure (IOPg), and corneal-compensated intraocular pressure (IOPcc) were measured by Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) by the same specialist preoperatively (preop), postoperative 1st (postop-1st), postoperative 3rd (postop-3rd), and postoperative 24th hours (postop-24th) after single-dose IVRI.

The role of microRNAs in corneal neovascularization and its relation to VEGF.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the changes in the level of associated with Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in corneal neovascularization (CNV), to elucidate the process of CNV formation and, thus, to prepare the ground for further experimental, and clinical studies together with drug treatments.

Methods: Twelve male Wistar-Albino rats were randomly divided into two groups of six, and two corneas of each rat were used. In all groups, CNV was generated by silver nitrate sticks.

Can Complete Blood Count Parameters Predict Retinopathy of Prematurity?

Objectives: To predict the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) development according to routine complete blood count (CBC) parameters.

Materials And Methods: The medical records and CBC results of 150 premature neonates were retrospectively evaluated. As ROP develops 1 month after birth, first month CBC profiles of neonates without ROP (non-ROP), with ROP (ROP group), and those with Type 1, Type 2, and Stage 1+2 ROP were compared.

The temperament and character personality profile of the glaucoma patient.

Background: To determine the temperament and character profile of glaucoma patients.

Methods: A total of 234 patients (104 with primary open angle glaucoma, and 130 control subjects without any ocular disease) were selected for this prospective, cross-sectional study. All the participants underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological examination, including the best corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure measurement, gonioscopy, and visual field analysis.

Surgically Induced Corneal Astigmatism Following Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injection.

Purpose: To evaluate surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) after an intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) injection.

Methods: Fifty eight eyes of 58 patients who underwent IVR injection due to age-related macular degeneration (wet form) or macular edema were included in this study. Patients' pre- and postoperative detailed ophthalmologic examinations were done and topographic keratometric values (K1, K2) were noted.

Comparison of surgically induced astigmatism in patients with horizontal rectus muscle recession.

Aim: To compare surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) following horizontal rectus muscle recession surgery between suspension recession with both the "hang-back" technique and conventional recession technique.

Methods: Totally, 48 eyes of 24 patients who had undergone horizontal rectus muscle recession surgery were reviewed retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups.

The effects of diazepam on blood pressure levels in cataract surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of oral diazepam on blood pressure (BP) alterations in patients that underwent cataract surgery under topical anesthesia.

Methods: A total of 147 patients that underwent phacoemulsification surgery under topical anesthesia, were reviewed retrospectively. The study took place in the Department of Ophthalmology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey, between January 2011 and July 2013.

The ocular biometric differences of diabetic patients.

Purpose: To investigate the differences in ocular biometric and keratometric characteristics in comparison with biometric measurements using the noncontact optical low coherence reflectometer (OLCR) (Lenstar LS 900, Haag-Streit) on diabetic patients.

Methods: The eyes of 170 patients were included in this study, including 81 diabetic and 89 nondiabetic subjects. Optical biometric measurements of diabetic and nondiabetic patients (between the ages of 25 and 85 years) who applied to the ophthalmology clinic were noted from March to June 2013.

The Relationship between Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Erectile Dysfunction.

Purpose. To evaluate association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods.

Effects of estrogen replacement therapy on apoptosis and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in ocular surface epithelial cells: An experimental study.

Aim: To investigate the effects of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) on apoptosis and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in ocular surface in an experimental rat model.

Methods: Forty female, Wistar rats were randomized in 4 groups in the study. Subcutaneous ERT (17β-estradiol, 10µg/kg/day) was administered to the first group without ovariectomy and to the second group with ovariectomy for three months.

Effect of estrogen replacement therapy on lens epithelial cell apoptosis in an experimental rat model.

Epidemiologic studies have revealed a higher incidence of cataracts in estrogen-deprived postmenopausal women, although the pathogenic mechanism has not yet been elucidated. Apoptosis of lens epithelial cells has been associated with cataractogenesis. The aim of the study reported here was to investigate the effect of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) on lens epithelial cell apoptosis in an experimental rat model.

Prevention of suture exposure in transscleral intraocular lens fixation: an original technique.

Background: In this retrospective study, we evaluated our surgical outcomes of transscleral intraocular lens (IOL) fixation and introduced a simple, quick, and effective method to fixate and bury the sutures in the sclera to avoid suture exposure.

Methods: Eyes were divided into 3 groups according to surgical technique. Half-thickness scleral flaps were prepared, and polypropylene suture ends were cut short in group 1 (12 eyes).

Ropivacaine versus lidocaine for deep-topical, nerve-block anaesthesia in cataract surgery: a double-blind randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ropivacaine versus lidocaine for deep-topical, nerve-block anaesthesia in cataract surgery.

Methods: This prospective controlled randomized double-blind study comprised 64 patients undergoing clear corneal phacoemulsification. Patients were equally divided into two group receiving either deep-topical anaesthesia with 1% ropivacaine-soaked sponge (Group R, n = 32) or 2% lidocaine-soaked sponge (Group L, n = 32).

[Ocular Toxoplasmosis: Case report.].

Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most frequently encountered infectious agents in uveitis. Ocular toxoplasmosis may develop as a result of congenital or acquired infection. In this study, a patient with acquired acute ocular toxoplasmosis has been presented.

Botulinum toxin A in the treatment of adherence syndrome.

The effect of botulinum toxin A is investigated in the treatment of adherence syndrome related to strabismus surgery. An 18-year-old boy with decompensated right congenital fourth nerve palsy underwent ipsilateral superior rectus muscle recession and inferior oblique muscle disinsertion. During the early postoperative period, a right hypotropia with limitation of elevation developed and the result of the forced duction test was positive for passive elevation of the right eye.