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Bengi Ece Kurtul

Publications 2

Research article Open access

Is there a relationship between keratoconus and ocular Demodex mites?

Bengi Ece Kurtul, Ozlem Makbule Kaya, Ahmet Kakac et al. · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2023 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_270_22

Background: The background of this study was to evaluate the relationship between keratoconus (KC) occurrence and ocular Demodex infestation together with the effects of Demodex on the ocular surface. Methods: Thirty-eight eyes of 20 KC patients (KC group) and 40 eyes of 20 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects (contro …

Research article Open access

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G polymorphism and dyslipidemia with branch retinal artery occlusion in a young lady

Bengi Ece Kurtul, Ahmet Elbeyli, Sait Coskun Ozcan · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2020 · 10.4103/ojo.ojo_266_2019

Branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) leads obstruction of blood flow in the distribution of the affected vessel giving rise to ischemia and reorganization of the retinal layers. It is a very rare diagnosis and the etiological risk factors of BRAO are not clean in the young population. Various hypercoagulable states l …

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