Browsing by Author "Vural, Ayse"
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A case of weill-marchesani syndrome with a novel mutation and vitamin d deficiency
Yildirim, Malik Ejder; Vural, Ayse; Kurtulgan, Hande Kucuk; Kilicgun, Hasan; Baser, Burak (DERMAN MEDICAL PUBL, 2018)Weill-Marchesani syndrome is an inherited connective tissue disorder. It is characterized by various ocular abnormalities and some skeletal problems. It is rarely seen in the world, but the clinical complications are ... -
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 ... -
Clinical and histologic evaluations of experimental Acanthamoeba keratitis
Polat, Zubeyde Akin; Ozcelik, Semra; Vural, Ayse; Yildiz, Esin; Cetin, Ali (SPRINGER, 2007)Amoebic keratitis, a sight-threatening, progressive corneal disease, is commonly caused by ubiquitous, pathogenic, free-living Acanthamoeba spp., which are widely distributed in the environment. We investigated clinical ... -
Effect of combined chlorhexidine gluconate and Neosporin on experimental keratitis with two pathogenic strains of Acanthamoeba
Polat, Zubeyde Akin; Vural, Ayse (SPRINGER, 2012)Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a painful, sight-threatening, and difficult-to-treat corneal infection caused by the ubiquitous free-living amoebae Acanthamoeba species. The aim of the present study was to compare the ... -
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 contact lens storage solutions against trophozoite and cyst of Acanthamoeba castellanii strain 1BU and their cytotoxic potential on corneal cells
Polat, Zubeyde Akin; Vural, Ayse; Cetin, Ali (SPRINGER, 2007)Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba causing a potentially blinding infection of the cornea. Contact lens wearers are most at risk and account for about 95% of cases. We investigated the in vitro effectiveness of 10 contact ... -
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 ... -
Efficacy of miltefosine for topical treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis in Syrian hamsters
Polat, Zubeyde Akin; Obwaller, Andreas; Vural, Ayse; Walochnik, Julia (SPRINGER, 2012)Acanthamoeba keratitis is a painful corneal infection and difficult to treat because no sufficiently efficient drug has yet been available. The aim of the study therefore was to assess the therapeutic potential of miltefosine ... -
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 ... -
In vitro effectiveness of Thymus sipyleus subsp sipyleus var. sipyleus on Acanthamoeba castellanii and its cytotoxic potential on corneal cells
Polat, Zubeyde Akin; Tepe, Bektas; Vural, Ayse (SPRINGER, 2007)Acanthamoeba species are an important cause of microbial keratitis that may cause severe ocular inflammation and visual loss. Acanthamoeba keratitis is difficult to treat, without total efficacy in some patients because ... -
In vitro evaluation of the amoebicidal activity of garlic (Allium sativum) extract on Acanthamoeba castellanii and its cytotoxic potential on corneal cells
Polat, Zubeyde Akin; Vural, Ayse; Ozan, Fatih; Tepe, Bektas; Oezcelik, Semra; Cetin, Ali (MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, 2008)Free-living protozoa of the genus Acanthamoeba can cause one of the most severe, potentially sight-threatening infections of the eye, the so-called A. keratitis. A. keratitis is difficult to treat because, under adverse ...
