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.

Long-term efficacy and safety of repeated botulinum toxin a applications based on function and anesthesia type in children with cerebral palsy.

Purpose: This study evaluates the motor development of patients undergoing three or more repeated Botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) applications in a tertiary pediatric hospital as well as the safety of three different types of anesthesia.

Methods: Seventy-five children who underwent BoNT-A applications at least three consecutive times at six-month intervals and a total of 320 procedures were examined. Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) was employed in motor development evaluation.

One-year prospective analysis of hand and forearm injuries in children.

The primary aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological evaluation of acute pediatric hand injuries frequently encountered in emergency department units. Its secondary aim was to identify the risk factors associated with such injuries. Out of the 1547 acute hand and forearm injury cases admitted to emergency trauma department between March 2017 and March 2018, the 129 injuries pertaining to children were included in the study.

The effect of silicone oil presence time on macular and choroidal thickness with macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Objective: To investigate the effects of silicone oil (SiO) on macular thickness (MT) and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) in patients with macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) undergoing pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).

Material And Methods: In this prospective study, 70 eyes of 70 patients who received SiO tamponade for the treatment of macula-off RRD were treated with PPV and a 5000-cSt SiO endotamponade followed by subsequent SiO removal. MT and SFCT were measured 1 day before and 3 months after SiO removal using spectral-domain optical tomography (SD-OCT) and enhanced depth imaging optical tomography (EDI-OCT).

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.

The Role of Bacterial Etiology in the Tear Duct Infections Secondary to Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstructions.

Purpose: To define the microbiological features of dacryocystitis in childhood.

Methods: Patients with dacryocystitis secondary to CNLDO between 2017 and 2019 in Izmir, Turkey were included in the study. Inclusion criteria of the study were: mucopurulent secretion, being under 4 years old and not having received prior antibiotic treatment.

Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity Treated with Intravitreal Bevacizumab: Late Period Fluorescein Angiographic Findings.

Objective: To evaluate vascularization end limit of the peripheral retina and describe vascular development patterns of patients at the late period with aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (APROP) who were treated with a single intravitreal injection of bevacizumab.

Methods: All patients were examined with RetCam III and fluorescein angiography (FA) within 90-100 gestational week. The vascularization end limit according to the zones and vascular structural abnormalities were noted.

A prospective study of angle grinder injuries in the hands and forearms during a one-year period.

Angle grinders are powerful tools used for cutting, shaving and polishing metal, stone, concrete and many hard surfaces in the work and hobby context. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute hand injuries caused by angle grinders and to identify risk factors. Out of 742 acute hand and forearm injuries presenting in our emergency department between March 2016 and March 2017, 82 cases of injury due to angle grinder were included in the study.

Epidermal growth factor regulates apoptosis and oxidative stress in a rat model of spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to vascular damage and disruption of blood-spinal cord barrier which participates in secondary nerve injury. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is an endogenous protein which regulates cell proliferation, growth and differention. Previous studies reported that EGF exerts neuroprotective effect in spinal cord after SCI.

Neuroprotective Effects of C-terminal Domain of Tetanus Toxin on Rat Brain Against Motorneuron Damages After Experimental Spinal Cord Injury.

Study Design: Experimental animal study investigating the efficacy of C-terminal domain of tetanus toxin application as neuroprotective effects on rat brain in a model of spinal cord injury (SCI).

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible role of C-terminal domain of tetanus toxin (Hc-TeTx) on cell death mechanisms including apoptosis and autophagy following SCI.

Summary Of Background Data: Traumatic SCI can lead to posttraumatic inflammation, oxidative stress, motor neuron apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy of tissue.