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Objectives:To investigate the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering efficacy, safety, and treatment tolerability of brinzolamide/ brimonidine fixed combination (BBFC) in maximum medical therapy.Materials and Methods:The medical records of 92 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension who had previously been treated with a different antiglaucomatous regimen and were switched to a treatment regimen that included BBFC were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into 4 groups including 22, 20, 27, and 23 patients based on previous glaucoma treatment. All patients received maximum medical treatment regimen by adding a combination of beta blocker-prostaglandin analogue therapy along with BBFC. IOP values at baseline and month 1, month 3 and month 6 after starting BBFC and ocular adverse effects at follow-up visits were evaluated.Results:The mean age of all patients was 62.7±16.6 years (range: 18-90). Fifty-two patients (56.5%) were women and 40 (43.5%) were men. Forty-eight (52.2%) patients had primary open-angle glaucoma, 35 (38.0%) had pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, and 9 (9.8%) had ocular hypertension. The IOP of the all eyes was 21.1±4.8 mmHg (range: 17-25) before and 17.6±3.7 mmHg, 17.3±3.4, and 17.0±3.5 mmHg at month 1, 3, and 6 after the introduction of BBFC, respectively (p

Objectives:To evaluate the frequency of glaucoma in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) using and not using continuous positive airway pressure treatment.Materials and Methods:This prospective study included 59 patients diagnosed with OSAS based on the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI). OSAS patients were divided into 3 groups according to their AHI scores: 5-15 was considered mild (19 patients), 16-30 was considered moderate (16 patients), and >30 (24 patients) was considered severe. Twenty-eight (47.5%) of the OSAS patients had been using continuous positive airway pressure treatment. The control group included 19 healthy subjects. Retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness analyses were performed.Results:Average GCC thickness in left eyes was significantly lower in the mild OSAS group than in the control group (p=0.013). The GCC was significantly thinner in the inferior and inferonasal sectors of both eyes in the mild OSAS group compared to the control group (p=0.029, p=0.022, p=0.037, and p=0.019 respectively). Minimum GCC thickness in the left eyes of all OSAS groups was significantly lower than in the control group (p

This paper discusses the disease patterns of the villagers who live in Village Akıncılar located in Araç county of Kastamonu, and their perception of diseases. The purpose of the paper is to examine the ways in which the villagers express diseases, and demonstrate their approach toward modern and folk medicine/traditional medicine, and to reveal the place of both medical practices in rural area life. According to ndings of the research although staying healthy is paid great signicance by the villagers the manner in which the villagers assess their diseases vary depending on the type of disease. Although the villagers usually try to solve their health problems through modern medicine, traditional practices including magic are deemed to be signicant part of medical pursuit today. Despite the villagers' account in which they pointed out not to have anything to do with magic in their daily lives, magic could be deemed the source of certain incidents and psychological problems, and could determine the framework of their life stories. This study draws attention to the fact that magic has psychological, cultural and social functions in the village, claiming that magic has a signicant function in explaining certain facts deemed as extraordinary in the village.