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Apr 14, 2023Open Access
Introduction: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. It impairs the patient’s quality of life. This study aims to measure the quality of life in Moroccan patients with glaucoma and determine associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in the ophthalmology consultation of the Omar Drissi Hospital of the Hassan II University Hospital of Fez between November 2021 and February 2022, including patients followed for glaucoma. The “15-item Glaucoma Q...
Apr 07, 2023Open Access
Objective: To estimate the direct medical cost of glaucoma in Morocco and identify the factors associated with it. Methods: A cost-of-illness study was carried out to determine the direct medical cost of glaucoma in Morocco between November 2021 and February 2022. Patients with glaucoma who had received treatment for at least 12 months were recruited from Hassan II University Hospital, and were investigated from a societal perspective. The bottom-up costing method was used to estim...
Nov 30, 2022Open Access
Orbital tumors are lesions that appear in the orbital craniofacial limits. To this end, teams of different ophthalmologist and neurosurgeon specialists provide the treatment of these tumors. We present here the experience of the neurosurgery department of the military hospital of Rabat in the management of these tumors. We retrospectively evaluated the records of 08 patients with orbital tumors, hospitalized in our neurosurgery department from January 2020 to December 2021. Results: In 06 patien...
Sep 12, 2019Open Access
Objective: To determine frequency and type of ophthalmologic findings in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and to establish their association with the extent and severity of cutaneous fibrosis. Methods: Descriptive-transversal study of 34 patients, (January-December 2017). It included patients with limited cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis (lcSS) and diffuse cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis (dcSS). The severity of cutaneous fibrosis was measured us ...
Aug 27, 2018Open Access
Purpose:
To describe the ophthalmological characteristics, clinical course and visual
prognosis of HIV-AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis. Methods: Retrospective
study conducted in HIV-AIDS diagnosed outpatients treated at Dos de Mayo Hospital, from 2004 to
2014. Descriptive statistics were obtained for age, gender, associated diseases,
CD4 T cell counts, antiretroviral therapy (ART), cryptococcal meningitis
symptoms, rela ...
Jan 11, 2018Open Access
PURPOSE: To determine the prognostic value of the Ocular Trauma Score
(OTS) in patients with traumatic open globe injuries. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of patients
with traumatic open globe injuries seen in a tertiary eye center in the
Philippines from 2008 to 2013. Patients with traumatic open globe injuries who
were at least 18 years of age upon first consult and with documented visual
acuity at the ...
Oct 12, 2017Open Access
Aim: To describe the epidemiological, clinical,
microbiological and therapeutic features of corneal abscesses related to
Contact Lens (CL) wear. Patients and Methods: Retrospective review of 29
patients (29 eyes) with infectious keratitis associated with contact lens
wearing was conducted at Ophthalmology Department Fattouma
Bourguiba University Hospital of Monastir, Tunisia between January 2006 and
Jun ...
Jun 14, 2017Open Access
Traumatic fracture of optic canal
is a severe injury to the optic nerve and often causes permanent visual
loss, and it is difficult to treat. This study is to evaluate the effectiveness
of decompression of optic canal by nasal endoscope. Operation of optic canal
decompression was performed on 210 cases (212 sides) with traumatic fracture of
optic canal. Clinical effectiveness was assessed based on improvement of visual
acuity. Aft ...
Apr 26, 2017Open Access
Objective: The study aimed to
investigate the association among the depth of
amblyopia, the magnitude of anisometropia, age, sex and laterality. Methods: A retrospective review of 13,146 patients was performed and
64 patients with unilateral anisometropic amblyopia were investigated between January
2013 and May 2015 in Hakkari Government Hospital Eye Clinic during my obligatory duty as an ophthalmologist. The depth
of amblyopia, t ...
May 06, 2015Open Access
Purpose: To
determine health seeking behaviour in relation to non-orthodox eye medication
use among patients attending a primary eye health center in Nigeria. Materials
and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study of consecutive respondents.
Participants’ socio-demographic profile, types and pattern of harmful
traditional eye medications (HTEMs) use were obtained using a pre-tested
questionnaire. Data analysis was by SPSS version 20.0. Results: Of the 303
patients enrolled in the study, 153 (50.5...
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