Ocular pulse amplitude and visual field changes in patients diagnosed with aortic regurgitation.

Purpose: To examine whether there is a relationship between ocular pulse amplitude (OPA), intraocular pressure (IOP), and visual field (VF) deterioration among the patients diagnosed with aortic regurgitation (AR).

Methods: Twenty-nine patients (average age of 62.06 ± 13.

Arterial hemodynamics and its correlation with retinal microarchitecture in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the correlation between arterial hemodynamics measured by color Doppler ultrasonography and retinal microarchitecture parameters determined by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Methods: This prospective study included 82 participants. Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer, ganglion cell inner plexiform layer, and ganglion cell complex values were measured.

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.

Correlation of Measurements From Doppler Ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography in Glaucoma.

Objectives: To relate the changes in ocular structure and hemodynamic response in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

Methods: Patients with POAG (n = 46) and control subjects (n = 53) were recruited. Retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell complex were evaluated using optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Cut-Off Values of Foveal Vascular Indices in Exfoliation Glaucoma.

Purpose: To compare the vascular measurements obtained from fovea including foveal avascular zone (FAZ) with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) between patients with exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) and healthy controls.

Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study included 54 XFG patients and 94 healthy subjects. All subjects were given a complete ophthalmological examination including visual field testing, retinal nerve fiber layer and macular ganglion cell complex analysis.

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.

Effects of vitamin D deficiency on intraocular pressure values obtained by ocular response analyzer.

Purpose: To compare corneal biomechanical properties measured with ocular response analyzer (ORA) and intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements in patients with vitamin D deficiency and in healthy cases.

Methods: One hundred and twenty eyes of 120 subjects (between the ages of 19 and 78) who applied to university's outpatient clinic were evaluated: 41 lacks of vitamin D (Group 1), 39 insufficient vitamin D (Group 2) and 40 controls (Group 3). Corneal hysteresis, corneal resistance factor, Goldmann-correlated IOP and corneal compensated IOP of patients were measured by ORA.

Effects of Topical Thymoquinone in an Experimental Dry Eye Model.

Objectives: To comparatively evaluate the effects of thymoquinone (TQ), the biologically active main component of volatile oil derived from seeds, in an experimental dry eye model.

Materials And Methods: A total of 36 BALB/c mice 10 weeks of age were used in the study. The mice were divided into 6 groups of 6 mice.

A Custom-made Pupillometer System for Characterizing Pupillary Light Response.

Objectives: This paper presents the design and construction of a viable pupillometer system and demonstrates its merits with extensive validation tests.

Materials And Methods: A web camera was modified by removing its infrared filter and mounted on a chin rest. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) operating at infrared and visible spectra were integrated to provide background and light stimulus, respectively.

Higher Intraocular Pressure Levels Associated With Lower Hysteresis In Type 2 Diabetes.

Aim: To investigate the differences of corneal biomechanic characteristics using Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA, Reichert; USA) on type 2 diabetics and healthy subjects.

Methods: One hundred eyes of 100 subjects (between the ages of 17-91) who applied to Adnan Menderes University's Ophthalmology Clinic between January-March 2015 were included in this study, 50 diabetics (Group 1) and 50 healthy controls (Group 2). The eyes included in the study were randomly chosen.

Ophthalmic adverse effects of nasal decongestants on an experimental rat model.

Purpose: To investigate the potential effects of chronic exposure to a nasal decongestant and its excipients on ocular tissues using an experimental rat model.

Methods: Sixty adult male Wistar rats were randomized into six groups. The first two groups were control (serum physiologic) and Otrivine® groups.

Foveal Avascular Zone in Normal Tension Glaucoma Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

Aim: To measure diameter of foveal avascular zone (FAZ), FAZ area, and vessel density using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCT-A) in patients with normal tension glaucoma (NTG) and to establish the possible role of OCT-A in diagnosis and follow-up of patients with NTG.

Methods: Twenty-one eyes of 21 patients with NTG and 30 eyes of 30 healthy subjects underwent complete ophthalmic examination as well as OCT-A on ZEISS AngioPlex. 3 × 3 macula scans were used to measure vertical, horizontal, and maximum diameter of FAZ by two graders.

Effects of sunitinib and bevacizumab on VEGF and miRNA levels on corneal neovascularization.

Aim: To evaluate the effects of sunitinib (0.5 mg/ml) and bevacizumab (5 mg/ml) on VEGF-A, VEGFR-2 and microRNA (miRNA) levels on corneal neovascularization (CNV).

Methods: In this study, CNV was induced by silver nitrate application to the cornea, and 40 Albino male rats were equally divided into four subgroups: Group 1 (sunitinib): After silver nitrate application to the cornea, 0.

Diurnal blood pressure parameters in normal tension glaucoma, primary open angle glaucoma, and healthy subjects.

Objective: The pathophysiology of glaucoma is still undisclosed. Cardiovascular hemodynamic changes are hypothesized to contribute to glaucoma. This study aimed to determine the differences in the diurnal blood pressure (BP) of patients with normal tension glaucoma (NTG), primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), and controls without glaucoma.

Carotid Arterial Flow in Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma and its Role in Diagnosing the Disease.

Objective Of The Study: The objective of the study was to investigate the change in carotid arterial flow in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (XFG) for determining its diagnostic value.

Materials And Methods: Patients with XFG (N=30) and control subjects (N=22) were recruited. Common carotid artery (CCA) and internal carotid artery of each participant were examined using color Doppler and B-mode ultrasonography.

The influence of monocular vision on the plantar pressure distribution.

Background: Although the influence of monocular vision to upper limb biomechanics has been well documented, data about lower extremity biomechanics are limited. The objective of the present study was to demonstrate pedobarographic differences between both feet of the individuals with monocular vision in static and dynamic conditions.

Methods: Pedobarographic analysis of twenty-four participants with monocular vision was performed.

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.

Ophthalmic artery blood flow parameters in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Purpose: To investigate orbital flow parameters of ophthalmic artery (OA) in patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (XFG) by ultrasonography.

Methods: This case-control study included 38 patients with XFG and 32 healthy control subjects. Color Doppler imaging was performed to evaluate orbital flow parameters of OA.

Combined eye gel containing sodium hyaluronate and xanthan gum for the treatment of the corneal epithelial defect after pterygium surgery.

Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of the ophthalmic gels containing hyaluronate, xanthan gum, and netilmycine with fusidic acid in terms of recovery periods of corneal epithelium in the patients who underwent pterygium surgery.

Methods: Patients who underwent pterygium surgery were separated into two groups. Forty patients in group 1 were given eye gel containing sodium hyaluronate, xanthan gum, and netilmycine, and 40 patients in group 2 were given one drop of eye gel containing fusidic acid.

Long Term Results of Visual Field Progression Analysis in Open Angle Glaucoma Patients Under Treatment.

Purpose: To evaluate visual field progression with trend and event analysis in open angle glaucoma patients under treatment.

Materials And Methods: Fifteen year follow-up results of 408 eyes of 217 glaucoma patients who were followed at Adnan Menderes University, Department of Ophthalmology between 1998 and 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. Visual field data were collected for Mean Deviation (MD), Visual Field Index (VFI), and event occurrence.

Tear Osmolarity, Break-up Time and Schirmer's Scores in Parkinson's Disease.

Objectives: Dry eye is an important problem in Parkinson's disease (PD) with a potential to affect life quality. Tear osmolarity, accepted as the gold standard in dry eye diagnosis, has not been studied in this subset of patients so far. Therefore, in this study we aimed to evaluate tear osmolarity, Schirmer's test scores and tear film break-up time (TBUT) in PD patients.

Ocular biometric characteristics during the menstrual cycle.

Purpose: To determine the ocular biometric characteristics during the menstrual cycle using the optical low-coherence reflectometry (OLCR) biometry.

Methods: Twenty-two healthy women between the ages of 19 and 36 years with regular menstrual cycles were enrolled in this prospective study. Subjects with irregular menstrual cycles, those taking contraceptive pills, those with a history of ocular surgery or trauma, and women unable to cooperate with the ocular biometry device were excluded from this study.

The effect of adjustable suture (Khaw) trabeculectomy on intraocular pressure: a retrospective case series.

The aim of the study is to investigate long-term intraocular pressure (IOP) outcome as well as complications associated with adjustable suture trabeculectomy in glaucoma patients who were uncontrolled under maximum medical therapy. In this retrospective case series, 35 eyes of 30 patients are included in the study. Adjustable suture trabeculectomy with 0.