Trends in Causative Organisms and Antimicrobial Resistance in Late-onset Neonatal Sepsis.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibiotic resistance of microorganisms isolated in cases of culture-positive nosocomial late-onset neonatal sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit. Infants admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit between October 2015 and June 2022 were retrospectively screened. A total of 458 different cultures from 386 sepsis incidents in 250 infants were analyzed.

Diagnostic Performance of Optical Coherence Tomography for Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma.

Prcis: Lamina cribrosa (LC) thickness and LC curvature index (LCCI) had comparable diagnostic performances with retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in distinguishing eyes with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG) from those with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS). Bruch's membrane opening-minimum rim width (BMO-MRW) showed the lowest diagnostic performance among all geometric parameters derived from optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans we evaluated.

Objective: The aim was to compare the diagnostic performance of different geometric parameters derived from OCT scans (RNFL thickness, LC thickness, LCCI, and BMO-MRW) for distinguishing eyes with PXG from PXS and healthy eyes.

Effect of bariatric surgery on macular and peripapillary choroidal structures in young patients with morbid obesity.

Objective: To examine the effect of bariatric surgery on the macular and peripapillary choroid in the late postoperative period in young patients with morbid obesity and compare them with a healthy control group.

Methods: This prospective controlled study included 50 eyes of 25 young patients with morbid obesity and 50 eyes of 25 age and sex-matched healthy controls. Sleeve gastrectomy was performed on all patients with obesity.

Comparison of Choroidal Vascularity Index in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma, Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome, and Healthy Controls.

Purpose: To compare peripapillary choroidal vascularity index (CVI) parameters in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEG), pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome, and healthy controls.

Methods: A total of 240 eyes of 240 patients were included in this cross-sectional prospective study, and the three groups consisted of (i) 80 eyes of 80 patients with PEG, (ii) 80 eyes of 80 patients with PEX syndrome, and (iii) 80 healthy control eyes. Peripapillary enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography images were binarized via standard protocols with the ImageJ software.

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.