Publications by authors named "Muhammet Cakır"
Role of paranasal abnormalities and systemic inflammation on primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect
August 2024
Background: To determine the paranasal changes and inflammatory markers that may cause primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO) and to determine their relationship with success rates on different types of surgeries.
Main Body: We retrospectively reviewed the blood sample and computed tomography (CT) results on 92 patients who underwent dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery for PANDO and 82 healthy controls. Age, gender, paranasal abnormalities, hemogram values, International Normalized Ratio (INR) values, type of surgery, and recurrence rate were recorded; systemic Immune-inflammation Index (SII), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocytes-to- lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) were calculated in both groups.
Introduction: This study aimed to determine the factors influencing the hedonic hunger status of overweight adults and to examine the relationship between hedonic hunger, self-stigmatisation and self-esteem in terms of weight.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 353 people living with obesity who applied to the Endocrine and Internal Medicine Clinic in Samsun, Turkey, between June and October 2022. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Power of Food Scale (PFS), Weight Self-Stigmatisation Questionnaire (WSSQ) and Self-Liking/Self-Competence Scale (SLSC) through face-to-face survey method.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to assess retinal and choroidal characteristics in fibromyalgia (FM) patients, comparing them to healthy controls, using advanced imaging techniques called spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).
- The study involved 39 FM patients and 44 healthy subjects, measuring key retinal metrics like retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and choroidal thickness (CT), and found that FM patients had notably thinner RNFL and CT, along with a higher choroidal vascular index (CVI).
- Results indicated a relationship between severity of ocular and body pain in FM patients and SD-OCT measurements, although the use of pregabalin did not appear to influence these ocular characteristics.