Browsing by Author "Topalkara, Aysen"
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Aqueous humour levels of ghrelin in exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma patients
Ozec, Ayse Vural; Dursun, Ayhan; Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Demirci, Yuksel; Topalkara, Aysen; Erdogan, Haydar; Arici, Mustafa Kemal; Ersalcan, Taner (SPRINGER JAPAN KK, 2014)Purpose To investigate levels of ghrelin in the aqueous humour (AqH) of patients with exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma and compare them to levels of ghrelin in control subjects. Methods This cross-sectional ... -
The Association between Diabetic Retinopathy and Levels of Ischemia-Modified Albumin, Total Thiol, Total Antioxidant Capacity, and Total Oxidative Stress in Serum and Aqueous Humor
Kirboga, Kadir; Ozec, Ayse V.; Kosker, Mustafa; Dursun, Ayhan; Toker, Mustafa I.; Aydin, Huseyin; Erdogan, Haydar; Topalkara, Aysen; Arici, Mustafa K. (HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 2014)Purpose. To investigate the oxidant and antioxidant status of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (DRP). Methods. Forty-four patients who had cataract surgery were enrolled in ... -
Association of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and retinal vein occlusion
Dursun, Ayhan; Ozturk, Sultan; Yucel, Hasan; Ozec, Ayse Vural; Dursun, Feyza Gulac; Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Erdogan, Haydar; Arici, Mustafa Kemal; Topalkara, Aysen (WICHTIG PUBL, 2015)Purpose: To evaluate the association between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the development of retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Methods: Forty patients were included in the study. Forty age- and sex-matched healthy ... -
Bilateral-14.0 diopters index myopia successfully treated with cataract surgery - A case report
Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Erdogan, Haydar; Arici, Mustafa Kemal; Kal, Ali; Topalkara, Aysen; Arslan, Osman Sevki (HUMANA PRESS INC, 2006)We report a 60-year-old man with bilateral nuclear cataract and -14.0 diopters index myopia. Following uncomplicated phacoemulsifications and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantations on both eyes, right and left ... -
Central corneal thickness and Diaton transpalpebral tonometry
Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Vural, Ayse; Erdogan, Haydar; Topalkara, Aysen; Arici, Mustafa Kemal (SPRINGER, 2008)Background To examine the effects of central corneal thickness on the measures obtained from transpalpebral tonometry (Diaton), and to identify correlations between intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements with Diaton and ... -
Comparison of the effects of bevacizumab and ranibizumab injection on corneal angiogenesis in an alkali burn induced model
Dursun, Ayhan; Arici, Mustafa Kemal; Dursun, Feyza; Ozec, Ayse Vural; Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Erdogan, Haydar; Topalkara, Aysen (IJO PRESS, 2012)AIM: To investigate the effects of bevacizumab and ranibizumab on corneal neovascularization in an alkali bum-induced model of corneal angiogenesis. METHODS: Fifteen Wistar-Albino rats were divided randomly into 3 groups ... -
Effect of latanoprost/timolol and dorzolamide/tiomolol on intraocular pressure after phacoemulsification surgery
Erdogan, Haydar; Ozec, Ayse Vural; Caner, Cengiz; Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Arici, Mustafa Kemal; Topalkara, Aysen (IJO PRESS, 2011)AIM: To evalaute the effect of fixed-combination latanoprost 0.005% /timolol maleate 0.5% and dorzolamide hydrochloride 2% /timolol maleate 0.5% on postoperative intraocular pressure after phacoemulsification cataract ... -
The effect of propolis in experimental Acanthamoeba keratitis
Vural, Ayse; Polat, Zubeyde Akin; Topalkara, Aysen; Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Erdogan, Haydar; Arici, Mustafa Kemal; Cetin, Ali (WILEY, 2007)Purpose: To examine the effect of propolis in a rat model of Acanthamoeba keratitis and to determine its in vitro cytotoxicity in cultured corneal epithelial cells. Methods: Eighteen Wistar albino rats were used. Cultured ... -
Efficacy of First Turkish Made Single-Piece Foldable Hydrophobic Acrylic Intraocular Lens Zaraccom F260 on Cataract Treatment
Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Vural, Ayse; Erdogan, Haydar; Topalkara, Aysen; Arici, Mustafa Kemal (AMER SOC CONTEMPORARY MEDICINE SURGERY & OPHTHALMOLOGY, 2008)We evaluated the efficacy of Zaraccom F260 intraocular lenses (IOL) on cataract treatment in 97 adult cataract patients (114 eyes) who underwent phacoemulsification and IOL implantation. The mean preoperative best-corrected ... -
Evaluation of Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
Dursun, Ayhan; Ozec, Ayse Vural; Dogan, Oznur; Dursun, Feyza Gulac; Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Topalkara, Aysen; Arici, Mustafa Kemal; Erdogan, Haydar (HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORP, 2016)Purpose. To compare the macular and peripapillary choroidal thickness in eyes with pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and PEX glaucoma with the normal eyes of healthy controls. Materials and Methods. In this prospective ... -
Evaluation of Serum Homocysteine and Leptin Levels in Patients with Uveitis
Elbay, Arif Emre; Topalkara, Aysen; Elbay, Ahmet; Erdogan, Haydar; Vural, Ayse; Cetin, Abdi Bahadir (TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOC, 2015)Objectives: To evaluate the serum homocysteine (Hcy) and leptin levels in patients with uveitis. Materials and Methods: The 70 cases included in the study comprised 3 groups: patients with Behcet's uveitis (BU), patients ... -
In vitro amoebicidal activity of propolis on Acanthamoeba castellanii
Topalkara, Aysen; Vural, Ayse; Polat, Zubeyde; Toker, Mustafa I.; Arici, Mustafa K.; Ozan, Fatih; Cetin, Ali (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2007)Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro effects of an ethanolic extract of propolis on the growth and adherence of Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites and cysts. Methods: The effect of propolis ... -
Nifedipine Enhances the Relaxant Effects of Cyclo-Oxygenase Inhibitors on the Bovine Ciliary Muscle
Toker, Mustafa; Bagcivan, Ihsan; Topalkara, Aysen; Karadas, Baris; Durmus, Nedim; Parlak, Ahmet; Kaya, Tijen (MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, 2008)Background/Aims: The inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase (COX) enzymes and the blockade of Ca2+ channels play an important role in the regulation of smooth muscle relaxation. This study was designed to investigate the relaxant ... -
Relationship between mean platelet volume and central serous chorioretinopathy
Dursun, Ayhan; Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Ozec, Ayse Vural; Bozali, Erman; Kirboga, Kadir; Dursun, Feyza Gulac; Erdogan, Haydar; Topalkara, Aysen; Arici, Mustafa Kemal (SPRINGER, 2017)The aim of this study was to investigate the mean platelet volume (MPV) of patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). Thirty patients were included in the study. Thirty healthy volunteers were recruited as the ... -
Relaxant effects of beta-adrenoceptor agonist formoterol and BRL 37344 on bovine iris sphincter and ciliary muscle
Topalkara, Aysen; Karadas, Baris; Toker, Mustafa I.; Kaya, Tijen; Durmus, Nedim; Turgut, Bulent (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2006)We investigated the relaxant effect Of beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist formoterol and beta(3)-adrenoceptor agonist BRL 37344 on bovine iris sphincter and ciliary muscle and measured CAMP and cGMP levels. his sphincter (n = ... -
Results of Screening in Schools for Visually Impaired Children
Kiziltunc, Pinar Bingol; Idil, Aysun; Atilla, Huban; Topalkara, Aysen; Alay, Cem (TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOC, 2017)Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the causes of visual impairment in children attending schools for students with visual impairment and to identify children suitable for treatment and rehabilitation. Materials ... -
Total oxidative stress, paraoxonase and arylesterase levels at patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma
Dursan, Feyza; Ozec, Ayse Vural; Aydin, Huseyin; Topalkara, Aysen; Darsun, Ayhan; Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Erdogan, Haydar; Arici, Mustafa Kemal (IJO PRESS, 2015)AIM: To investigate the oxidative stress status of the aqueous humor and serum of patients with pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PEG) and to measure paraoxonase (PON) and arylesterase (ARE) ... -
Yag laser capsulotomy rates of 50 years and older individuals after use of the Zaraccom Ultraflex intraocular lenses
Toker, Mustafa Ilker; Ozec, Ayse Vural; Dursun, Ayhan; Yurdakul, Ismail; Erdogan, Haydar; Topalkara, Aysen; Arici, Mustafa Kemal (DRUNPP-SARAJEVO, 2012)Aim: to evaluate the rate of symptomatic posterior capsule opacification requiring Nd:YAG capsulotomy in patients who underwent cataract extraction and implantation of zaraccom ultraflex lenses (one-piece hydrophobic acrylic ...
