2024
Effect of upper eyelid blepharoplasty on the ocular surface, tear film, and corneal microstructure
Aygun O, Arat Y, Dikmetas O, Karakaya J, Baytaroglu A, Irkec M. Effect of upper eyelid blepharoplasty on the ocular surface, tear film, and corneal microstructure. Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia 2024, 87: e2022-0220. PMID: 38537039, PMCID: PMC11627281, DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.2022-0220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper eyelid blepharoplastyEyelid blepharoplastyOcular surfaceTear filmIn vivo confocal microscopy parametersOcular Surface Disease Index questionnaireStrip of orbicularis oculi muscleTear film breakup time measurementsTear film breakup timeOcular Surface Disease IndexIn vivo confocal microscopyDry eye-related symptomsConfocal microscopy parametersLissamine green stainingOcular surface stainingFilm breakup timeSurface Disease IndexDry eye symptomsSchirmer test scoresTear film stabilityEye-related symptomsOrbicularis oculi muscleCorneal fluoresceinCorneal microstructureSchirmer test
2015
Association of Disease Activity with Serum and Tear IL-2 Levels in Behçet Disease
Türkçüoğlu P, Arat Y, Kan E, Kan E, Chaudhry I, Koca S, Çeliker Ü, İlhan N. Association of Disease Activity with Serum and Tear IL-2 Levels in Behçet Disease. Ocular Immunology And Inflammation 2015, 24: 313-318. PMID: 26110544, DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2014.1003661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-2 levelsInterleukin-2 levelsDisease activitySex-matched healthy participantsProspective case control studyAssociation of disease activitySignificant differenceBehcet's disease patientsCase-control studyStatistically significant differenceEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methodBehcet's patientsBehcet's diseaseActive diseaseInactive diseaseNo significant differenceControlled studiesPatientsStudy populationSerumDisease patientsControl groupDiseaseHealthy participantsAssociation
2007
Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A on Tear Production After Treatment of Lateral Canthal Rhytids
Arat Y, Yen M. Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A on Tear Production After Treatment of Lateral Canthal Rhytids. Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery 2007, 23: 22-24. PMID: 17237684, DOI: 10.1097/iop.0b013e31802dfca7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchirmer test resultsLateral canthal rhytidsTear productionBotulinum toxin type ADry eyeToxin type ATreatment of lateral canthal rhytidsFollow-upSchirmer 1 testUnits of botulinum toxinDry-eye symptomsDecreased tear productionBotulinum toxinCrow's feet areasMonths follow-upBotulinum toxin type A injectionBotulinum toxin injectionEffect of botulinum toxin type ADry-eyeType ASchirmerPatientsToxin injectionCrow's-feetStatistical difference