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    Evaluation of the tear parameters of ovulation induction patients in a short time period with anterior segment optical coherence tomography
    (2020) Colak, Eser; Ulusoy, Mahmut Oguz; Ceran, Mehmet Ufuk; Tasdemir, Umit; Kal, Ali; Ozcimen, Emel Ebru; 33470279
    Purpose: The effects of sex steroid hormones on tearparameters are known. Theaim of this studywas to examine the effects on tear parameters during exposure to high-dose sex steroids in a short period of time. Methods: Forty patients who were admitted to the infertility clinic of our hospital and planned to undergo ovulation induction with exogenous gonadotropins were included in our study. Prior tothe initiation of ovulation induction, the basal levels of estradiol were measured on day 3 of the menstrual cycle and ophthalmologic examinations were performed by the ophthalmology department of our hospital. The estradiol levels were-measured on the day ofovulation induction usinghuman chorionic gonadotropin and compared with basal estradiol; eye examinations were also repeated. Result: Forty women with reproductive period and average age of 33.3 +/- 4.2 years were included in this study. Basal levels of estradiol were significantly (p<0.001) higher after ovulation induction than before induction. The scores in the break-up timeand after induction were 6.2 +/- 2.8 sn and 8.4 +/- 1.4 sn, respectively. The values of Schirmer's test were 14.3 +/- 7.1 mm and 20.6 +/- 6.2 mm before and after induction, respectively. Both values were significantly higher after ovulation induction (p<0.001; p=0.001, respectively). Conclusion: We observed improvemet in tear function tests following the use of estradiol even for a limited time .The use of estradiol during menopause may improve dry eye symptoms in patients.
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    Evaluation of choroidal and retinal thickness measurements in adult hemodialysis patients using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography
    (2016) Kal, Ali; Kal, Oznur; Eroglu, Fatma Corak; Omer, Ozlem; Kucukdonmez, Cem; Yilmaz, Gursel; 0000-0002-2589-7294; 0000-0003-3003-0756; 27626146; AAK-6987-2021; D-5308-2015
    Purpose: To assess the effect of hemodialysis on retinal and choroidal thicknesses using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods: In this prospective interventional study, 25 hemodialysis patients (17 male, 8 female) were enrolled. All participants underwent high-speed, high-resolution SD-OCT (lambda=840 mm; 26.000 A-scans/s; 5 mu m resolution) before and after hemodialysis. Choroidal thickness was measured perpendicularly from the outer edge of the retinal pigment epithelium to the choroid-sclera boundary at the fovea and at five additional points: 500 mu m and 1000 mu m nasal to the fovea and 500 mu m, 1000 mu m, and 1500 mu m temporal to the fovea. Two masked physicians performed the measurements. Choroidal and retinal thicknesses before and after hemodialysis were compared. Results: The median choroidal thicknesses before and after hemodialysis were 182 mu m (range, 103-374 mu m) and 161 mu m (range, 90-353 mu m), respectively (P<0.001). The median retinal thicknesses were 246 mu m (range, 179-296 mu m) before and 248 mu m (range, 141-299 mu m) after hemodialysis (P>0.05). Systolic arterial pressure, diastolic arterial pressure, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, and ocular perfusion pressure significantly decreased after hemodialysis (P<0.001). Intraocular pressure did not vary significantly (P=0.540). Conclusion: Hemodialysis seems to cause a significant decrease in choroidal thickness, whereas it has no effect on retinal thickness. This significant decrease in choroidal thickness might be due to the extensive fluid absorption in hemodialysis, which could result in decreased ocular blood flow.
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    Retinal detachment in albinism
    (2018) Kal, Ali; Mansour, Ahmad M; Chhablani, Jay; Arevalo, J. Fernando; Wu, Lihteh; Sharma, Ravi; Sinawat, Suthasinee; Sujirakul, Tharikarn; Assi, Alexandre; Velez-Vazquez, Wandsy M.; Mansour, Mohamad A.; Kayikcioglu, Ozcan; Kucukerdonmez, Cem; 0000-0001-7544-5790; 29670325; AAJ-4936-2021
    Purpose: To report the visual and anatomic outcomes of albino retinal detachment (ARD) repair. Methods: Collaborative retrospective analysis of ARD. Outcome measures were number of surgical interventions, final retinal reattachment, and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at last follow-up. Results: Seventeen eyes of 16 patients (12 males; mean age =37.8 years) had the following complications at presentation: macula off (14), total (7) or inferior detachment (5), proliferative vitreoretinopathy (5), detectable break (16), lattice (5), horseshoe tears (9), and giant tear or dialysis (4). Mean number of interventions was 1.8 (range = 1-5) and included cryopexy (15) with scleral buckle (11), and/or vitrectomy (8). Mean initial BCVA was counting finger (CF) 1 m and at last follow-up (mean 77 months) CF4m with mean improvement of 4.5 lines (early treatment diabetic retinopathy study) (P=0.05). Intraoperative choroidal hemorrhage occurred in three eyes. The retina was finally attached in 14 eyes, with residual inferior detachment in three eyes with silicone oil in situ. Silicone oil was kept in six of seven eyes because of residual inferior detachment (3) and removal of silicone oil, which led to redetachment (1) or fear of redetachment (2). Conclusion: Repair of ARD may require several interventions, with the need to keep silicone oil in several cases due to nystagmus and reduced melanin pigment.