Publications by authors named "Ugur Yayla"

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of vitreomacular interface disorders (VMID) on treatment response in patients treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) due to diabetic macular edema (DME).

Methods: Three hundred seventy-seven eyes of 239 patients in the MARMASIA Study Group who received intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment (IVT) due to DME were included in the study. The group 1 consisted of 44 eyes of the patients who had not received any treatment before, were followed up regularly for 24 months after at least a 3-month loading dose, and suffered from VMID such as epiretinal membrane, vitreomacular adhesion or traction, and lamellar hole.

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Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effect of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) and ranibizumab (IVR) on the maximal diameter of the largest intraretinal cyst (mdIRC), indicating chronicity in patients with diabetic cystoid macular edema (CME).

Methods: This retrospective, comparative study included a subgroup of patients from the MARMASIA Study with treatment-naïve diabetic CME who had IVA (IVA group) or IVR (IVR group) on a pro re nata regimen after a loading dose of 3-monthly injections and followed-up for 24 months. Best-corrected visual acuity (logMAR), central macular thickness (CMT, µm), and mdIRC (µm) and their changes during the study period in the IVA and IVR groups were compared.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess how different patterns of diabetic macular edema (DME) respond to intravitreal injection therapies, particularly ranibizumab and aflibercept, over a 12-month period.
  • Participants were categorized into four groups based on their OCT features, and their visual acuity and central macular thickness were measured at baseline and after 3, 6, and 12 months.
  • Results showed no significant differences in visual acuity improvement or the number of injections needed among the groups, but group 4 had the highest baseline central macular thickness and the most significant reduction in thickness by month 12.
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Objectives: This study aimed to report the demographic and clinical characteristics of diabetic macular edema (DME) patients treated with intravitreal injection (IVI) of anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGF) and provide an overview of outcomes during routine clinical practice in Türkiye.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective, real-world study included 1,372 eyes (854 patients) treated with a pro re nata protocol by 21 ophthalmologists from 8 tertiary clinics on the Asian side of the Marmara region of Türkiye (MARMASIA Study Group). Five cohort groups were established by collecting the patients' baseline and 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36-month follow-up data, where each subsequent cohort may include the previous.

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Solitary neurofibroma is a rare, benign tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath, and is often associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Herein, a case of palpebral tarsal solitary neurofibroma in a patient without neurofibromatosis is presented, with a review of the literature. A 68-year-old man presented with a subcutaneous mass in the right upper eyelid of 6 months’ duration.

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Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of retro-peribulbar and subconjunctival anesthesia associated with intravenous sedation in patients undergoing evisceration and orbital implant placement.

Methods: The charts of 217 patients who underwent evisceration with trans-scleral implant placement were reviewed. Midazolam and fentanyl were used for intravenous sedation.

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