Evaluation of Peripapillary Choroidal Thickness, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, and Optic Nerve Head Parameters in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

Objectives: The objectives of the study are to assess the peripapillary choroidal thickness (PPCT), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and optic nerve head (ONH) parameters in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients compared to healthy subjects.

Methods: One hundred and twenty-eight eyes from 64 patients were included in this cross-sectional study. Eighty-two eyes of 41 MS patients and 46 eyes of 23 healthy subjects were examined.

Role of paranasal abnormalities and systemic inflammation on primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Background: To determine the paranasal changes and inflammatory markers that may cause primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO) and to determine their relationship with success rates on different types of surgeries.

Main Body: We retrospectively reviewed the blood sample and computed tomography (CT) results on 92 patients who underwent dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery for PANDO and 82 healthy controls. Age, gender, paranasal abnormalities, hemogram values, International Normalized Ratio (INR) values, type of surgery, and recurrence rate were recorded; systemic Immune-inflammation Index (SII), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocytes-to- lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) were calculated in both groups.

Efficacy of custom-made soft keratoconus lenses on corneal aberrations and photic phenomena in patients with keratoconus: a corneal topography imaging based study.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of custom-made soft keratoconus (KC) lenses on corneal aberrations and photic phenomena in two different optical zones in patients with KC.

Methods: Sixty eyes of 42 patients with KC were examined at baseline and after fitting HydroCone (Toris K) soft silicone hydrogel lenses. Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) and contact lens-corrected visual acuity (CLCVA) were recorded.

Long-term results of micropulse laser trabeculoplasty with 577-nm yellow wavelength in patients with uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Our aim was to evaluate the long-term results of micropulse laser trabeculoplasty (MLT) with 577-nm yellow wavelength in the treatment of glaucoma. We reviewed the medical records of 51 patients (51 eyes) with uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma or pseudoexfoliation glaucoma who underwent 180° MLT for the first time. The success of MLT was defined as an IOP reduction of ≥ 20% and IOP < 21 mmHg after treatment.

Evaluation of peripapillary and subfoveal choroidal vascularity index in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in the peripapillary choroidal vascularity index (PCVI) and subfoveal choroidal vascularity index (SFCVI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and healthy subjects.

Methods: A total of 145 eyes of 73 patients were investigated in this cross-sectional study. 78 eyes of 39 MS patients (Group 1) and 67 eyes of 34 healthy subjects (Group 2) were evaluated.

Evaluation of the role of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in the early detection of macular and ganglion cell complex thickness changes in patients with rheumatologic diseases taking hydroxychloroquine.

Background: The aim was to investigate the effects of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on macular and ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

Methods: A total of 145 patients were included in the study. Patients who had taken HCQ for at least 6 months formed group 1 (n:81), while 34 patients with rheumatologic diseases who did not receive HCQ therapy, and 30 healthy subjects formed groups 2 and 3.

Evaluation of the Effect of Intravitreal Dexamethasone (Ozurdex) Implant on Intraocular Pressure in Vitrectomized and Non-Vitrectomized Eyes with Macular Edema.

Objectives: This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP) change in vitrectomized and non-vitrectomized patients receiving 0.7 mg intravitreal dexamethasone implant to treat macular edema due to different indications.

Materials And Methods: The patients' diagnoses, IOP values before receiving the intravitreal dexamethasone implant and in follow-up examinations at 1-3 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months after implantation, pachymetry values, medications used, and history of vitrectomy surgery were recorded.

A case of Bietti crystalline dystrophy with clinical, electrophysiological, and imaging findings.

In this study, ophthalmologic examination findings, fundus fluorescein angiography, optic coherence tomography (OCT), visual field testing, electrophysiological, and systemic laboratory findings of a 43-year-old female patient who presented with blurry vision and who had retinal and corneal deposits were examined. Our patients' best-corrected visual acuity was 0.9 bilaterally.

The results of Ritleng bicanalicular silicone intubation for congenital and adult partially acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the long-term results of Ritleng bicanalicular silicone intubation for congenital and adult partially acquired nasolacrimal duct (NLD) obstruction.

Methods: We evaluated 28 eyes of the 26 patients treated with lacrimal intubation with the Ritleng method retrospectively. Patients were divided into two groups.

Clinical Performance of Samfilcon A Contact Lenses in Intensive Digital Device Users: A Multicenter, Prospective Clinical Study.

Introduction: To evaluate patient satisfaction with samfilcon A contact lenses (CLs) in intensive digital device users with myopia and to compare patient satisfaction with samfilcon A lenses to prior experience with senofilcon A or lotrafilcon B CLs.

Methods: This was a comparative, prospective, national study conducted at 14 centers in Turkey. Subjects were adults aged 18 and 45 years with myopia (range -0.

Update on Contact Lens Treatment of Keratoconus.

Keratoconus (KC) is a progressive disease that leads to a decrease in visual acuity and quality and impairs vision-related quality of life. Contact lens (CL) application has a primary place and importance in the correction of the optic problems due to the disease. The corneal changes and increased irregular astigmatism that occur with KC progression necessitate special CL designs and fitting methods.

Survey to Determine Perceptions and Practices in Contact Lens Use and Identify Key Features of Safe Use Education.

Objectives: To identify consumers’ tendencies regarding contact lens (CL) use in order to develop recommendations for messages to include in education for safe CL use and in public awareness campaigns.

Materials And Methods: Subjects living in Ankara, Turkey who used eyeglasses and/or contact lenses due to refractive error were included in the study. CL users’ reasons for choosing CLs for vision correction, CL-related problems they encountered, and their perceptions regarding safe CL use education and regular ophthalmologic follow-up visits were evaluated using a survey completed by 917 participants.

Neuro-Behcet's disease in a case with papilledema and intracranial hypertension as the initial presentation.

A 27-year-old female presented to the Clinic of Ophthalmology with the complaints of photophobia, headache, and diplopia. An ophthalmological examination indicated that her best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes with decreased contrast sensitivity. Fundoscopic examination revealed bilateral papilledema.

Dacryoadenitis and extraocular muscle inflammation associated with contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis: A case report and review of the literature.

The present report discusses a new case of dacryoadenitis with extraocular muscle inflammation associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) in a contact lens wearer. A 41-year-old male, who has worn silicone hydrogel contact lenses on an extended basis for about 10 years, attended with the complaints of vision disturbance, hyperemia, and pain in his right eye. His history revealed that 1.

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.

Assessment of aberrations and visual quality differences between myopic and astigmatic eyes before and after contact lens application.

Objective: To evaluate the aberration and visual quality differences between myopic and astigmatic eyes before and after contact lens application by using corneal aberrometer and low- contrast sensitivity chart.

Methods: Eighty eyes of 40 patients were included in this study. Patients were divided into two groups as myopic (40 eyes, n=20) and astigmatic groups (40 eyes, n=20).

Confocal scanning laser tomography of the optic nerve head on the patients with Alzheimer's disease compared to glaucoma and control.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate optic nerve head (ONH) differences of the patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) measured by confocal scanning laser tomography [Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) III] and compare with glaucoma and control subjects. Eighty-four patients were enrolled into the study: 44 eyes of 24 patients with mild to moderate AD (Group 1), 68 eyes of 35 patients with glaucoma (Group 2), and 49 eyes of 25 heathy volunteers as a control (Group 3). A complete ophthalmologic examination as well as a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopic assessment with HRT III were performed on all patients.

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.

Evaluation of the impact of persistent subepithelial corneal infiltrations on the visual performance and corneal optical quality after epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.

Purpose: Aim was to measure the effect of persistent subepithelial corneal infiltrates (SEIs) after epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) on visual performance and corneal optical quality.

Methods: We examined 53 patients divided into two groups. Patients with previous EKC constituted the study group (Group 1, n: 27).

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.

Vision related quality of life in patients with keratoconus.

Purpose. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the vision related quality of life in patients with keratoconus by using the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI-VFQ-25). Methods.

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.