Central Corneal Thickness and Corneal Curvature in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome With and Without Glaucoma

Purpose: To determine the central corneal thickness (CCT) and corneal curvature (CC) in pseudoexfoliative (PE) eyes with and without glaucoma

Surgically Induced Corneal Astigmatism Following Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injection

WOS: 000424584400014PubMed ID: 26401170Purpose: 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. Pre- and postoperative measurements were compared. Results: The mean preoperative astigmatism of 0.87 Diopters (D) was found to be 0.95 D, 0.75 D, 0.82 D and 0.78 D on the 1st day, 3rd day, 1st week and 1st month, respectively. After injection, absolute change in astigmatism was found to be 0.08 D, 0.12 D, 0.05 D and 0.09 D on the 1st day, 3rd day, 1st week and 1st month, respectively. The absolute change in astigmatism seemed to be insignificant in terms of refractive analysis, however; when we performed a vectorial analysis, which takes into account changes in the axis of astigmatism, the mean value of induced astigmatism were found to be 0.33 +/- 0.22 D, 0.32 +/- 0.29 D, 0.41 +/- 0.37 D, 0.46 +/- 0.32 D on the 1st day, 3rd day, 1st week and on 1st month, respectively. Conclusion: Intravitreal injection is a minimally invasive ophthalmologic procedure, however; it may still cause statistically significant induced astigmatism when evaluated from a vectorial point of view

Medical control of intraocular pressure after phacoemulsification

Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of oral acetazolamide, topical brinzolamide 1%, and no ocular hypotensive medication after phacoemulsification. Setting: Adnan Menderes University Department of Ophthalmology, Aydin, Turkey

Comparison of Endolaser Dacryocystorhinostomy and External Dacryocyctorhinostomy Results

Aim of this study is to compare endoscopic endolaser dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) with bicanalicular silicone tube intubation (BSTI) and external DCR results. The records of patients who underwent DCR operation were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were invited to the controls in the postoperative period. In their follow-ups, changes in symptoms and findings, the duration of the tubes remain in place were recorded. 132 eyes of 124 patients were included in the study. 63 eyes of 61 patients were applied endolaser DCR (Group 1) and 69 eyes of 63 patients were applied external DCR (Group 2) (p>0.05). Patients were followed 6.6 months (2-11 months) and 5.9 months (2-7 months) in groups 1 and 2, respectively (p>0.05). Mean age of patients was 51.2 years old (range between 27-81 years) and 48.5 years old (range between 25-82 years), respectively (p>0.05). Irritative symptoms and findings were regressed and no recurrence was observed during follow-up in 54 patients (85.7%) and 64 patients (92.8%) in groups 1 and 2, respectively (p>0.05). Endolaser DCR + BSTE application seems to be an effective method in lacrimal stenosis. [Med-Science 2013; 2(4.000): 842-51