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Aim: To evaluate the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in idiopathic epiretinal membrane (IERM) patients, and their relations with visual acuity. Method: Fifty-seven IERM and 51 control patients were included. All patients underwent comprehensive ophthalmological examination and complete blood count tests, and NLR and PLR values were calculated. Patients with IERM were compared with the control group, and associations with visual prognosis were evaluated. These ratios' cut-off values for IERM were also calculated Results: NLR values were statistically significantly higher in the IERM group than in the control group (p = 0.001). No significant difference was observed between the IERM and control groups in terms of PLR (p = 0.43). No significant correlation was determined between visual acuity and NLR or PLR (r = 0.05, p = 0.66; and r = 0.18, p = 0.16, respectively). The cut-off value for NLR was 1.91. Conclusion: Patients with IERM showed significantly increased NLR compared to control subjects suggesting that IERM patients may be prone to have high NLR values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acute angle closure can be seen as a side effect of some medications that can be used systemically. In this article, clinical characteristics of 54-year-old female patient who applied to our clinic with bilateral acute angle closure and has been received nebulized form of salbutamol and ipratropium bromide due to asthma for 4 days was evaluated. Right and left eye IOP were measured as 50 and 48 mmHg. IOP was reduced with anti-glaucomatous treatment. and peripheral iridectomy was done, and then the patient was discharged. It is necessary to be careful to prevent contact with the eye of nebulized form of these drugs which may result in angle closure glaucoma when used systemically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]