Re sults: Of 79 cases, 43 (54%) were males and 36 (46%) were females. Mean age of the patients was 53 years (range: 10-82 years). Benign eyelid tumors were most commonly seen in the sixth decade of life (29%). Histopathological diagnoses of benign eyelid tumors were as follows: nevus (15 patients, 19%), papilloma (15 patients, 19%), seborrheic keratosis (11 patients, 14%), inflammatory lesions (10 patients, 13%), epidermal inclusion cyst (8 patients, 10%) and sudoriferous cyst (6 patients, 7%). Cutaneous nevi were most commonly seen in the seventh decade (40%), mean age was 51 years and 67% of patients were women. Papillomas were most commonly seen in the sixth decade (40%), mean age was 50 years and 53% of patients were women. Seborrheic keratoses were most commonly seen in the seventh decade (36%), mean age was 58 years and 82% of patients were men. Inflammatory lesions were most commonly seen in the sixth decade (50%), mean age was 59 years and male to female ratio was equal. Dis cus si on: Nevi and papillomas were the most common benign tumors of the eyelids. These were followed by seborrheic keratoses and inflammatory lesions. More than 50% of benign eyelid tumors are seen between the ages of 50 and 70. In this series of patients, nevi were more commonly encountered in women, whereas seborrheic keratoses were more common in men. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2012; 42: 43-6)

Pediatrik katarakt nedeniyle cerrahi tedavi uygulanmış olan çocukların Hayat Kalitesi Anketi (HKA) sonuçlarını değerlendirmek. Ge reç ve Yön tem: Çalışmaya dahil edilen 25 olgu, 0-6 yaş grubu (1. grup) ve 7-15 yaş grubu (2. grup) olmak üzere 2 gruba ayrıldı. Araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanmış olan HKA tüm olgulara uygulandı. HKA aileler tarafından cevaplanan fonksiyonel, sosyal ve cerrahi kaygıları değerlendiren 3 bölümden ve 1. grupta aileler tarafından, 2. grupta hastalar tarafından cevaplanan, hasta görüşlerini değerlendiren çocuk formundan oluşmakta idi. Anket sonuçları ve hasta özellikleri arasındaki ilişki istatistiksel olarak değerlendirildi. Sonuçlar: Ortalama yaş 1. grupta 3,5±1,6 (1,5-6) yıl, 2. grupta 9,9±2,6 (7-15) yıl idi. Fonksiyonel, sosyal ve cerrahi puanlar 1. grupta sırasıyla 42,5 (0-80), 45 (5-100) ve 63 (12,5-100) iken, 2. grupta sırasıyla 40 (10-90), 70 (40-85) ve 75 (25-100) puan idi. Fonksiyonel, sosyal veya cerrahi puanlar iki grupta istatistiksel olarak farklı değildi. İkinci grupta, preoperatif dönemde kayması olan olguların ailelerinde sosyal kaygılar daha fazla idi (Mann Whitney U testi, p=0,05). Tar t›fl ma: Pediatrik kataraktlar hastayı hayatının her anında sosyal ve fonksiyonel yönlerden etkilemektedir. Cerrahi tedavi sırasındaki yaşa bağlı olarak görme keskinliği değişebilse de, cerrahi öncesinde bulunan kaymanın ailelerde daha fazla sosyal kaygı yarattığı görülmüştür. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2013; 43: 156-60) Anah tar Ke li me ler: Hayat kalitesi, pediatrik katarakt Sum mary Pur po se: To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) in children who had undergone surgery for pediatric cataract. Ma te ri al and Met hod: Twenty-five children were included in the study and were divided into two group according to age (group 1patients younger than 6 years and group 2-patients older than 7 years). A questionnaire was given to the patients and their parents to assess the QQL. The questionnaire had 4 parts evaluating the functional, social and surgical apprehensions of the parents and a part appraising the child's thought. This last part was answered by parents in group 1 and by children in group 2. The correlations between the questionnaire results and patient characteristics were assessed statistically. Re sults: The mean age was 3.5±1.6 (1.5-6) years in group 1 and 9.9±2.6 (7-15) years in group 2. Functional, social or surgical scores were 42.5 (0-80), 45 (5-100) and 63 (12.5-100) in group 1 and 40 (10-90), 70 (40-85) and 75 (25-100) in group 2, respectively. Functional, social or surgical scores were not significantly different between the groups. Social apprehensions were significantly higher in the parents of patients with preoperative strabismus in group 2 (Mann-Whitney U test, p=0.05). Dis cus si on: Pediatric cataracts have a great impact on children's life socially and functionally. Depending on the age at surgery, the visual acuity of the patients may vary, but the associated preoperative strabismus causes more social concern in the parents.