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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2022

Investigation of anterior segment structures of the eye in Behçet's disease using in vivo confocal microscopy.

Ozlem Dikmetas, Orhan Aygün, Ertugrul Çagri Bolek, Sibel Kocabeyoglu, Omer Karadag, Jale Karakaya, Sibel Kadayıfçılar, Murat Irkec

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ozlem DikmetasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ozlemdikmetas@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5670-2384
Orhan AygünDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Ertugrul Çagri BolekDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University Vasculitis Centre (HUVAC), Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Sibel KocabeyogluDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Omer KaradagDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University Vasculitis Centre (HUVAC), Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Jale KarakayaDepartment of Biostatistics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Sibel KadayıfçılarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Murat IrkecDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Hacettepe University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe sought to investigate alterations in the corneal subbasal nerve plexus and endothelium in patients with Behçet's disease (BD).

methodsThis cross-sectional study included 64 patients with BD and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy control subjects. Those with BD were classified as having ocular or non-ocular disease. All subjects underwent a corneal endothelial and subbasal nerve density evaluation using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM). The differences among groups were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunn's multiple comparison procedure.

resultsThe mean age of study participants was 35.7 ± 10.2 years (16-58) in the ocular BD group, 39.6 ± 14.9 years (11-66) in the non-ocular BD group, and 34.1 ± 11.2 years (21-55) in the control group. No statistical significance was found in terms of age (p = 0.259) or sex (p = 0.560) between groups. The mean endothelial cell density determined with IVCM was 2124.9 [Formula: see text] 417.4 cells/mm

conclusionsOcular BD could be responsible for changes in the corneal layers, especially endothelial and corneal nerve structures. Nerve density and tortuosity differences could be inflammatory indicators for BD.

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Behcet SyndromeOphthalmic NerveAdolescentAdultCorneaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMicroscopy, ConfocalMiddle AgedYoung AdultBehçet’s diseaseCorneaEndotheliumIn vivo confocal microscopySubbasal nerve plexus

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