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    Can nailfold capillaroscopy findings be a marker for uveitis in Behcet's syndrome?
    (Clinical & Exper Rheumatology, 2025) Zontul, S.; Inanc, E.; Can, A.; Tay, S. T.; Colak, H.; Cumurcu, T.; Yolbas, S.
    Objective To evaluate the differences between BS patients with uveitis and BS patients without uveitis and healthy controls in terms of nailfold capillaroscopic examination. Methods The study was performed on patients with a definite diagnosis of BS according to the International Criteria for Beh & ccedil;et's Disease, and healthy controls without BS. The participants were divided into three groups: BS patients with uveitis, BS patients without uveitis and healthy controls. All volunteers were examined by nailfold capillaroscopy for microvascular changes. Results A sample size of 90 participants, including 32 patients with BS with uveitis, 29 patients with BS without uveitis and 29 healthy controls, were included in our study. Fourteen (15.6%) BS patients with uveitis, 14 (15.6%) BS patients without uveitis and 16 (17.8%) healthy controls were female. In our study, we found microhaemorrhage occurrence to be significantly higher in BS patients with uveitis compared to the healthy control group (p=0.028). Although there was no significant difference compared to the BS without uveitis group, microhaemorrhage was approximately 2.5 times more common in the BS with uveitis group. The crossing medians were determined as 2.0 (0.8-3.3) in the BS with uveitis group, 1.3 (0.6-2.7) in the BS without uveitis group and 1.2 (0-3.2) in the healthy control group, showing a statistically significant difference across groups (p<0.001). In the post hoc crossing analysis, a significant difference was detected in the BS with uveitis group compared to the other two groups. A giant capillary was detected in one of the patients with uveitis, but no giant capillary was detected in the volunteers in the other groups. Conclusion Our findings show that microhemorrhage and crossing are associated with uveitis in BS patients.
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    Evaluation of medication adherence of glaucoma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
    (Masson Editeur, 2023) Firat, P. G.; Dikci, S.; Can, A.; Tuerkoglub, E. B.
    Purpose. - To evaluate changes in the medication adherence of glaucoma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors influencing medication adherence.Materials and methods. - This cross-sectional study included a total of 197 glaucoma patients who were followed for at least six months in the Glaucoma Unit of the Ophthalmology Department of Inonu University, Faculty of Medicine. Patients were given a 28-item questionnaire, including the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Questionnaire, to evaluate medication adherence. Demographic and clinical data were recorded. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results. - Interruption of glaucoma clinic visits during the pandemic was reported by 82 (41.6%) patients. Nonadherence was reported by 56 patients (28.4%) (95% confidence interval: 22.1-34.7). For these patients, the most common reasons for nonadherence were forgetfulness (50%), the inability to receive a prescription for the drug (10.7%) and being busy (10.7%). Factors influencing nonadherence were determined to be younger age, female gender, interruption of glaucoma clinic visits and high-income levels (P < 0.05).Conclusion. - Interruption of glaucoma clinic visits during the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting inability to have medications prescribed resulted in patient nonadherence with medication use.& COPY; 2022 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.