Comparison of the Effects of Phacoemulsıfıcatıon and Dexamethasone Implantation in the Same Session with Other Phakic Conditions.

Objectives: The objective of the study is to evaluate anatomical and functional results such as best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), and intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients who received intravitreal dexamethasone (DEX) implant for diabetic macular edema (DME), and to compare the efficacy according to patients' lens status and concurrent phacoemulsification surgery.

Methods: A total of 70 eyes of 55 patients with DME who received intravitreal DEX implantation were included in this retrospective study. Patients who received intravitreal DEX implantation were divided into three groups phaco-DEX (group 1), pseudophakic (group 2), and phakic (group 3).

The Importance of Anatomic Configuration and Cystic Changes in Macular Hole: Predicting Surgical Success with a Different Approach.

Purpose: This study aimed to define a novel metric for the area of the macular hole (MH) and cysts located around the hole using an optical coherence tomography (OCT) device.

Methods: This study was conducted with 58 eyes of 56 patients. The patients were divided into two groups according to anatomic closure after surgery.

Effect of Diabetes Mellitus and Systemic Hypertension on Macular Hole Surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the anatomical and functional results of macular hole surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT) without retinopathy.

Study Design: Descriptive comparative study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, Health Sciences University Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Turkey between January 2016 and December 2020.

Effects of Ab Interno XEN Gel Implantation on Postural Intraocular Pressure Elevations.

: The aim of this study was to analyze the postural intraocular pressure (IOP) changes in open-angle glaucoma after ab interno XEN gel implant surgery and to compare them with the changes observed with trabeculectomy and medical treatment.: The study sample included 18 patients with XEN gel implants, 30 patients who had trabeculectomy, and 30 medically managed glaucoma patients. All patients in XEN gel implant and trabeculectomy groups had at least 11 months of follow-up and had successful surgeries that resulted in medication-free control of IOP.

Partial Schlemm Canal, Trabecular Meshwork, and Descemet Membrane Separation During Gonioscopy-assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy: A Case Report.

Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) is a surgery that opens the trabecular meshwork (TM) circumferentially after cannulation of the Schlemm canal (SC) with a flexible illuminated microcatheter or suture. The main purpose of this case report was to describe a new complication of GATT. Herein, we report a case of partial SC, TM, and Descemet membrane (DM) separation during GATT.

Traumatic wound dehiscence after penetrating keratoplasty.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the risk factors, clinical features and outcomes of surgery for traumatic wound dehiscence (TWD) following penetrating keratoplasty (PK).

Methods: Twenty-six patients with TWD following PK were evaluated retrospectively in terms of factors related to the trauma, types of reconstructive surgery, final graft clarity, and visual acuity.

Results: There were 26 patients with a mean age of 40.

Long-term vision-threatening complications of phakic intraocular lens implantation for high myopia.

Aim: To report the long-term vision-threatening complications in patients who underwent phakic intraocular lens (pIOLs) implantation for high myopia.

Methods: This study was designed from a consecutive series of phakic intraocular lens complication and corrective surgeries. Sixteen eyes of 13 patients had implantation of phakic intraocular lens for correction high myopia and developed serious complications have been included in this study.

A clinical comparison of safety and efficacy in phacoemulsification with versus without ophthalmic viscoelastic device.

Purpose: To evaluate in a comparative manner the safety and efficacy of 1.0% sodium-Hyaluronate used during capsulorhexis and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in phacoemulsification surgery.

Materials And Methods: 1.

Efficacy of long scleral tunnel technique in preventing Ahmed glaucoma valve tube exposure through conjunctiva.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of long scleral tunnel technique used in Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in preventing tube exposure through conjunctiva.

Materials And Methods: Patients of adult age, who were unresponsive to maximum medical treatment and underwent AGV implantation, were divided into two groups and investigated retrospectively. Group 1 consisted of 40 eyes of 38 patients that underwent surgery by long scleral tunnel technique and Group 2 consisted of 38 eyes of 35 patients that underwent implantation by processed pericardium patch graft method.

Effect of intravitreal bevacizumab injection before Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in neovascular glaucoma.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of preoperative intravitreal bevacizumab injection (IVB) before Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in the treatment of neovascular glaucoma (NVG).

Methods: This retrospective, comparative and consecutive case series study included 41 eyes from 41 patients who underwent AGV implantation for treatment of NVG. The study group was composed of 19 patients (19 eyes) to whom IVB was administered before surgery, while the control group was composed of 22 patients (22 eyes) to whom IVB was not administered before AGV implantation.

Exogenous group G Streptococcus endophthalmitis following intravitreal ranibizumab injection.

We report a case of group G Streptococcus endophthalmitis following an intravitreal ranibizumab injection for a choroidal neovascular membrane. Pars plana vitrectomy was applied for endophthalmitis and group G Streptococcus cultures were isolated in the vitreous samples taken from the patient. Twenty-four hours following pars plana vitrectomy the patient underwent myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest.

Incidence of and risk factors for increased intraocular pressure after penetrating keratoplasty.

Purpose: To identify the incidence of and risk factors associated with the development of glaucoma after penetrating keratoplasty.

Methods: A retrospective study was carried out between September 1996 and January 2007 with 729 patients' 749 eyes, which underwent penetrating keratoplasty at the 1st Eye Clinic at Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul.

Inadvertent use of water-based ink instead of trypan blue in cataract surgery.

We report a case of iris atrophy and corneal endothelial decompensation following the inadvertent use of water-based ink for capsular staining during cataract surgery. The anterior chamber was thoroughly irrigated with balanced salt solution after the identification of the wrong dye. Phacoemulsification with minimal ultrasound energy and intraocular lens implantation were performed without complications, and the operation was completed.