Assessment of diaphragmatic function by ultrasonography in patients with systemic sclerosis and its relation to clinical parameters : A case-control study.

Background: Diaphragmatic function can be affected in many diseases and disorders. Although systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a serious connective tissue disease that affects not only the skin but also the pulmonary and musculoskeletal systems, there is insufficient information about diaphragm function.

Aims: To compare the diaphragmatic parameters by ultrasonography (USG) in patients with SSc and healthy individuals and examine the relationship between these parameters and clinical features in patients with SSc.

Optic disc tilt and rotation effects on positions of superotemporal and inferotemporal retinal nerve fibre layer peaks in myopic Caucasians.

Clinical Relevance: In myopic eyes, the optic disc may become tilted and rotated, making glaucoma diagnosis more difficult.

Background: To determine the presence of tilted optic disc, the degree of optic disc rotation, and their effects on the angular location of superotemporal and inferotemporal retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) peaks in healthy myopic Caucasians.

Methods: Non-glaucomatous healthy myopic Caucasian eyes with an axial length > 24 mm were evaluated.

Are Static Foot Posture Measures Related to Static and Dynamic Plantar Pressure Parameters?

Background: A few studies have investigated the relationship between foot posture measures and plantar pressure parameters, but no study has investigated the correlation of foot posture measures with all primary parameters consisting of contact area (CA), maximum force (MF), and peak pressure (PP). We aimed to determine the relationship of the Foot Posture Index-6 (FPI-6) and navicular drop (ND) with plantar pressure parameters during static standing and preferred walking.

Methods: Seventy people were included.

Can olfactory training change the psychosocial aspects of chronic pain?

Pain and smell are the oldest senses for apperceive our environment. It is known that chronic pain and olfaction share common limbic cortical regions which are the main parts of the pain neuromatrix such as the anterior cingulate cortex, amygdala, and orbitofrontal cortex. Also, these regions point out the psychosocial aspects of chronic pain.

Glaucoma Detection in Myopic Eyes: Structural and Vascular Assessment by Optic Coherence Tomography Methods.

Prcis: Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness is helpful in the diagnosis of glaucoma in myopic eyes but neuroretinal rim (NRR) thickness is the most valuable measure. However, changes in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) parameters are insufficient for the diagnosis of mild to moderate glaucoma in myopia.

Purpose: To detect how a multimodal evaluation, which includes RNFL, NRR thickness, and optic nerve head (ONH) OCT-A, affects glaucoma diagnosis in myopic patients.

The Effect of Latanoprost on Choroidal Vascularity Index in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension.

Prcis: The choroidal vascularity index (CVI) is a new marker for the choroid. The decrease in CVI following latanoprost use can provide a better understanding of the pathogenesis of the posterior segment side effects of latanoprost such as cystoid macular edema and central serous choroidopathy.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the changes in the CVI, total choroidal area (TCA), stromal area (SA), luminal area (LA), and choroidal thickness (CT) following latanoprost therapy in patients with primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Physical activity and health anxiety in people with and without spinal pain during the COVID-19 lockdown: A comparison study.

Objectives: In the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, physical inactivity and health anxiety which are common risk factors for musculoskeletal pain have become widespread due to strict precautions and isolation. Thus, we aimed to com-pare physical activity, health anxiety, and spinal pain history in people experiencing and not experiencing spinal pain during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Methods: This study was designed as a case-control study.

Evaluation of post phacoemulsification inflammation in eyes with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome according to phaco parameters via laser flare photometry.

Background: To compare the changes in anterior chamber laser flare after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation according to phaco parameters in eyes with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome.

Methods: Patients (39 without pseudoexfoliation (PEX), 28 with pseudoexfoliation) who underwent the surgery with the same device (Centurion System, Alcon Laboratories, USA) and same experienced surgeon were divided according to the presence of PEX. Anterior chamber laser flare was assessed using a laser flare meter (Kowa-FM700, Kowa Company, Japan) by the same blinded researcher.

Comparison of ultrasonographic characteristics of deep abdominal muscles in women with and without chronic neck pain: a case-control study.

Objectives: To compare ultrasonography (USG) parameters of deep abdominal muscles (transversus abdominis-TrA, internal obliques-IO) between women with and without chronic neck pain (CNP).

Methods: Women with CNP (n=18; mean-age=37.7 years; mean-BMI=22.

The Effect of Cone Localization on Higher Order Aberrations After Corneal Crosslinking for Keratoconus.

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) on topographic parameters, visual acuity, and corneal high-order aberrations according to the preoperative cone location in keratoconus.

Methods: This retrospective study assessed patients with keratoconus who underwent CXL between March 2016 and February 2019. Patients with a history of corneal surgery, corneal hydrops, corneal scar tissue, delayed epithelial healing, and a corneal thickness of <400 μm were excluded.

Evaluation of peripapillary - macular microvascularity and choroidal vascularity index after refractive surgery.

Background: To evaluate the microvascularity and choroidal vascularity index (CVI) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and OCT following femtosecond laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedures.

Methods: Patients with myopia (<-6.0D sphere) or myopic astigmatism (<-4.

Validity and reliability of a smartphone goniometer application for measuring hip range of motions.

Background: Mobile applications which are designed to assess the range of motion (ROM) are widely used.

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional observational study was to determine the inter-observer and intra-observer reliability of a smartphone application "PT Goniometer" (PTG) and determine the correlation between PTG and universal goniometer (UG) regarding active ROMs of the hip in healthy participants.

Methods: Thirty-four healthy young participants were included in the study.

Retinal optical coherence tomography angiography findings of acute anterior uveitis.

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in retinal microvasculature in eyes with anterior uveitis (AU) using optical coherence tomography angiography.

Methods: Foveal avascular zone (FAZ) of superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP), vessel density (VD) of SCP, DCP, and choriocapillaris, and central macular thickness (CMT) and central foveal thickness (CFT) were calculated from 34 healthy and 41 uveitic eyes. The parameters were compared between the two groups.

Anterior chamber laser flare photometry after diode laser cyclophotocoagulation.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in intraocular inflammation according to energy delivered per eye during transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation (TDLC) in refractory glaucoma using laser flare (LF) photometry and to investigate the relationship between the change in anterior chamber flare values ​​and the success of TDLC.

Methods: Patients who underwent TDLC for refractory glaucoma and had LF photometry data were analyzed retrospectively. We recorded the best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP) with Goldmann applanation tonometer, number of anti-glaucoma medications, LF photometry values (ph/ms) on pre-and postoperative days 1, 10 and 30.

Graft survival and clinical outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: long-term results.

Purpose: The aim is to report long-term graft survival rates and clinical outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK).

Methods: In this study 150 eyes that underwent DMEK whether for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) or for bullous keratopathy (BK) surveilled for 7 years at 6 time points to evaluate graft survival rates and clinical outcomes of post-corneal transplantation.

Results: Overall, the estimated survival probability of 95% confidence interval at 7 years of post-DMEK was 0.

Gender differences in health anxiety and musculoskeletal symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Health anxiety is often associated with musculoskeletal symptoms and gender, but there are limited studies that investigate these relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: We aimed to compare the genders regarding health anxiety and musculoskeletal symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate the relationship of musculoskeletal symptoms with physical activity and health anxiety.

Methods: Assessments were performed through an online questionnaire.

Is the pain pressure threshold linked to the transversus abdominis in women with chronic neck pain?: a preliminary report.

Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between the ultrasonography parameters of transversus abdominis and neck pain manifestations in women with chronic neck pain.

Materials And Methods: Thirty women (mean age: 38.44 ± 9.

Explantation of phakic intraocular lenses: causes and outcomes.

Purpose: To describe reasons for explantation of anterior and posterior chamber phakic intraocular lenses (pIOLs), as well as outcomes of the surgery.

Methods: The medical files of patients who underwent pIOL explantation due to complications were reviewed. All patients were divided into three groups based on the type of explanted pIOL: anterior chamber angle-supported (AS pIOL), anterior chamber iris-fixated (IF pIOL), and posterior chamber (PC pIOL).

Effect of phacoemulsification surgery on intraocular pressure and function of bleb after trabeculectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of phacoemulsification (PE) surgery on intraocular pressure (IOP) control and morphology of filtering bleb in eyes that have previously had trabeculectomy in the long-term.

Methods: This retrospective study included 98 eyes of 93 patients who had undergone trabeculectomy first and then PE surgery. The IOP, morphology of bleb, the number of glaucoma medication of each patient before PE, and 1 day, 1 month, 3 months, 1 year, 2 years after PE, and at the last visit were recorded.

Improving thermoregulation in transported preterm infants: a quality improvement initiative.

Objective: Increase the percentage of transported preterm or LBW infants with an admission temperature of 36.5-37.5 °C from 60 to 80% by December 2017.

A comparative investigation of lithium(I) biosorption properties of Aspergillus versicolor and Kluyveromyces marxianus.

In the current batch study, lithium(I) ion sorption behaviors of Aspergillus versicolor fungus and newly isolated Kluyveromyces marxianus yeast were investigated comparatively. Surface and structural characterization studies of the biosorbents carried out with Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), surface area and zeta potential analyses showed that isolated K. marxianus yeast from salty wastes has more preferable properties (i.

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Turkish version of Patient-Specific Functional Scale in patients with chronic neck pain.

Background/aim: Current clinical guidelines recommend to use both clinical and self-reported measurements for evaluation of chronic neck pain. Among the self-reported outcomes, Neck disability index and patient-specific functional scale are the most widely used and recommended instruments. The purpose of our study was to determine the test-retest reliability and validity of patient-specific functional scale which was not validated in Turkish language previously.

The effects of the addition of motor imagery to home exercises on pain, disability and psychosocial parameters in patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

Context: Patients who have suffered from persistent symptoms often undergo lumbar spinal surgery (LSS). Motor imagery should be added to postoperative home exercises to reduce patient complaints.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of home exercise plus motor imagery and only home exercise in patients undergoing LSS.

The effect of calling duration on cervical joint repositioning error angle and discomfort in university students.

Background: The time spent on mobile phone during daytime is increasing with the rapid life-style in young population for different purposes such as texting, calling etc. and the younger population is more dependent on networking with them.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare joint repositioning error angle in the cervical region between groups with regard to their daily calling duration on smartphone and to determine the relationship between daily calling duration and potential cervical pain and disability.