Evaluation of the effect of ocular dominance on macular microcirculation via swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography.

Purpose: To determine the existence of differences in the retinal microcirculation of dominant and non-dominant eyes, as well as of interocular differences in macular microcirculation, using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: In total, 122 eyes of 61 individuals were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Measurements were taken using the swept-source optical coherence tomography Triton device (Topcon Corp, Tokyo, Japan) coupled with non-invasive OCTA technology.

Clinical Performance and Patient Satisfaction of Hybrid Contact Lenses in Patients with Keratoconus.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the fitting process, clinical performance, and patient satisfaction of hybrid contact lenses (HCL) in patients with keratoconus (KC).

Materials And Methods: Sixty-eight KC patients (35 female, 33 male) who were prescribed HCL were included in the study. Corneal topographic parameters, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) with eyeglasses, the number of HCL trials, prescribed HCL base curve (BC), and visual acuity with HCL were recorded from hospital records.

Comparing the effects of serum GPER-1 and oxidant/antioxidant levels on retinopathy in patients with diabetes and healthy individuals: a pilot study.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of serum G receptor-mediated protein-1 levels on the development of retinopathy in patients with diabetes in comparison with healthy individuals.

Methods: The study enrolled patients with diabetic retinopathy (Group 1), patients without diabetic retinopathy (Group 2), and healthy individuals (Group 3). Levels of serum progesterone, serum G receptor-mediated protein-1, estradiol, oxidant/antioxidants, and thyroid-releasing hormones were analyzed and compared among the groups.

Retinal and choroidal vascular changes in newly diagnosed celiac disease: An optical coherence tomography angiography study.

Purpose: To investigate the retinal and choroidal microcirculation changes in celiac disease (CD) patients via optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A).

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 44 pediatric patients with newly diagnosed CD and 44 healthy pediatric subjects. The vascular densities (VD) of the superficial, deep, and choriocapillar plexuses (VDs, VDd, and VDcc, respectively) (%), the superficial and deep foveal avascular zones (FAZs and FAZd) (%), the central macular thickness (CMT) (μm), and the subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) (μm) were measured with swept-source OCT-A in addition to a complete ophthalmological examination.

Evaluation of Macular Microcirculation in Healthy Children Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate macular perfusion in a healthy pediatric population using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: Fifty-three eyes of 30 healthy children (20 boys and 10 girls) were included in this prospective, cross-sectional study. Age, gender, foveal thickness (FT), superficial foveal avascular zone area (FAZs), deep foveal avascular zone area (FAZd), superficial capillary plexus flow area (SCP), deep capillary plexus flow area (DCP), choriocapillaris flow area (CC), vascular density in the SCP (VDs), vascular density in the DCP (VDd), and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) were evaluated.