Efficacy of pneumatic retinopexy in young adults with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Background: In young adults with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, pneumatic retinopexy can be a cost-effective and minimally invasive highly effective method in suitable cases.

Objectives: To evaluate the role of pneumatic retinopexy in the treatment of young adults with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and the factors that may affect the success of pneumatic retinopexy.

Design: Retrospective study.

Effect of ILM Peeling on Anatomical and Visual Outcomes in Diabetic Tractional Retinal Detachment.

Objectives: The objcetive is to compare the anatomic and functional outcomes of vitrectomy between internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and non-ILM peeling in diabetic tractional retinal detachment (TRD).

Methods: Twenty-three eyes with diabetic TRD with ILM peeling were compared with twenty-four eyes with non-ILM peeling. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was recorded at baseline and 3, 6, 9, 12 months, and end of follow-up.

Chorioretinal anastomosis secondary to inadvertent alexandrite laser exposure.

Introduction: Alexandrite laser is generally used for hair removal and treatment of hyperpigmented skin lesions. It is important to use protective equipment during treatment. In previous cases, complications such as conjunctival hyperemia, anterior uveitis, and choroidal neovascularization were reported.

Single Layered Free ILM Graft Technique in Large Macular Holes with Associated ERM.

Purpose: We aimed to describe single layered free ILM graft technique (FIGT) and present results of this technique in the primary surgery of large macular holes (MHs).

Methods: In this retrospective study, we identified MHs with a minimum hole diameter >400 μm that underwent FIGT by a single surgeon. Nineteen eyes were found to have an associated epiretinal membrane (ERM) and four eyes demonstrated a patchy ILM staining intraoperatively.

Bietti crystalline dystrophy complicated by choroidal neovascularization treated with a single dose of aflibercept.

Bietti crystalline dystrophy is a rare hereditary autosomal recessive disease that causes photoreceptor loss secondary to degeneration of retinal pigment epithelium due to intracellular retinal pigment epithelial crystalline deposits and abnormal lipid metabolism. We aimed to present a case of choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to Bietti crystalline dystrophy diagnosed with multimodal imaging and treated with an intravitreal injection of aflibercept. A single dose of aflibercept injection might be effective due to its higher affinity for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in comparison with other anti-VEGFs.

Aqueous Flare and Intraocular Pressure in the Early Period Following Panretinal Photocoagulation in Patient with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) on aqueous flare and intraocular pressure (IOP) in the early period.

Methods: Eighty-eight eyes of 44 patients were included in the study. The patients underwent a full ophthalmologic examination including the best corrected visual acuity, IOP measured by Goldmann applanation tonometry, biomicroscopy, and dilated fundus examination before PRP.

Assessment of Choroidal Vascularity in Inactive Thyroid Associated Orbitopathy.

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to evaluate the vascular and stromal structure of the choroid in patients with inactive thyroid associated orbitopathy (TAO) by measuring choroidal vascularity index (CVI) and choroidal thickness (CT) using enhanced depth imaging (EDI) optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods: The choroidal image was taken with EDI mode spectral domain (SD)-OCT. All scans were taken between 9.

Long-term results of a new posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens in patients with high myopia: 5-year results.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term refractive outcomes of Eyecryl posterior chamber spherical phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) implantation in high myopia and endothelial cell density (ECD) change.

Setting: Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Design: Retrospective.

Comparison of retinal and choroidal changes in Fuchs' uveitis syndrome.

Purpose: The assessment of retinal and choroidal changes in eyes with unilateral Fuchs uveitis syndrome (FUS) with the fellow eye and healthy control group.

Methods: Thirty-nine unilateral FUS patients and 42 healthy control subjects were enrolled. Spectralis domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT, Spectralis; Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany) was used to evaluate retinal and choroidal structures.

The Effect of Latanoprost on Choroidal Vascularity Index in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension.

Prcis: The choroidal vascularity index (CVI) is a new marker for the choroid. The decrease in CVI following latanoprost use can provide a better understanding of the pathogenesis of the posterior segment side effects of latanoprost such as cystoid macular edema and central serous choroidopathy.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the changes in the CVI, total choroidal area (TCA), stromal area (SA), luminal area (LA), and choroidal thickness (CT) following latanoprost therapy in patients with primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Longitudinal evaluation of retinal thickness and OCTA parameters before and following silicone oil removal in eyes with macula-on and macula-off retinal detachments.

Background: To investigate the longitudinal retinal vascular and structural alterations by using OCTA following successful repair of retinal detachment (RD) by using silicone oil (SO) endotamponade.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed on 24 eyes of 24 subjects; 17 of them with macula-off and seven with macula-on RD. At least four OCTA scans were generated for each study eye; two before and two after SO removal (SOR).

Macular and peripapillary microvasculature after dexamethasone injection in diabetic macular edema.

Purpose: To evaluate the microvascular changes in the macular and peripapillary area after intravitreal dexamethasone implant in diabetic macular edema (DME).

Material And Methods: We included 31 eyes of 31 patients treated with a single dose dexamethasone implant for DME. All subjects underwent swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography imaging before (T0), and one month (T1), two months (T2), and four months (T4) after dexamethasone injection.

Optical coherence tomography-signal strength index following trifocal and monofocal intraocular lens implantation.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of trifocal and monofocal intraocular lens implantation on the optical coherence tomography-signal strength index values obtained during macular and peripapillary scanning.

Method: Study group included 60 eyes of 60 patients with intraocular lens (Acriva BB UD 613 monofocal in 30 eyes and Acriva Trinova UD trifocal in 30 eyes) implantation after uneventful phacoemulsification. Thirty eyes of 30 healthy subjects without any intraocular surgery were selected as the control group.

Assessment of lens autofluorescence in patients with well-controlled essential hypertension and those with renal failure secondary to hypertension undergoing hemodialysis.

Purpose: To compare the lens autofluorescence (AF) levels among patients with end-stage renal failure and undergoing hemodialysis secondary to hypertension, patients with well-controlled hypertension, and healthy controls.

Method: This study was a prospective, cross-sectional, comparative study conducted between February and April 2018. Two groups of patients and a group of healthy individuals were included in the study.

Inter-Ocular Symmetry of Vascular Density and Retinal Thickness in Unilateral Anisometropic Amblyopia.

Background: Inter-ocular symmetry of macular vascular anatomy in healthy subjects has been well documented in previous optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) studies. In our present study, we have demonstrated that the presence of anisometropic amblyopia in one eye does not alter this unique feature significantly. We investigated whether the presence of unilateral anisometropic amblyopia due to moderate amounts of hyperopia and/or astigmatism would have any significant influence on measurements of retinal thickness (RT) and superficial vessel density (SVD) in adult subjects.

5-Fluorouracyl added infusion fluid in patients with recurrent rhegmatogeneous retinal detachment.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) added the infusion fluid with a control group in the event of grade C PVR in recurrent retinal detachment (RD).

Methods: The records of the patients with recurrent retinal detachment with grade C PVR who underwent vitrectomy for retinal detachment surgery between April 2003 and October 2004 were reviewed retrospectively for this comparative study. The recurrent retinal detachment patients with grade C PVR who underwent vitrectomy and had a minimum post-operative follow-up period of 12 months were included.

Endophthalmitis after Phaco Surgery: The First Case in Literature.

: The aim of this study was to report endophthalmitis caused by pantoe agglomerans after phacoemulsification surgery for the first time in English literature.: A 44-year-old male patient was referred to Yeniyuzyıl University Gaziosmanpasa Hospital because of sudden painful vision loss in his right eye.: Pantoea agglomerans was identified in the culture of humor from the anterior chamber and vitreous.

The assessment of autofluorescence of the crystalline lens in diabetic patients and healthy controls: can it be used as a screening test?

Background: Our purpose was to demonstrate if measuring lens autofluorescence (AF) with a scanning confocal biomicroscope may be used to identify subjects with undiagnosed type II diabetes mellitus (DM), and hence, for it to be used as a marker for the severity of diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients.

Patients And Methods: In this cross-sectional, comparative study, lens AF was measured with scanning confocal lens fluorescence biomicroscope in diabetic and healthy groups. Full ophthalmological examination was performed.