A Comparison of the Dexamethasone Implant (Ozurdex®) and Inferior Fornix-Based Sub-Tenon Triamcinolone Acetonide for Treatment of Inflammatory Ocular Diseases.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of dexamethasone (DEX) implant compared with inferior fornix-based sub-Tenon triamcinolone injection (PSTA) for treatment of uveitis.

Methods: A total of 48 eyes received DEX and 49 eyes received PSTA as the first treatment.

Results: A total of 31 eyes were implanted with DEX relapsed (64.

[Pseudophakic retinal detachment: how to manage?].

Introduction: Retinal detachment, a common complication of cataract surgery, requires urgent surgical treatment. The external approach combining retinopexy with scleral buckling remains the gold standard in the surgical management of pseudophakic retinal detachment (RD) without marked proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), although intraocular surgery is currently preferred by most of the authors. The purpose of this study is to compare the anatomical and functional results obtained with both techniques.

[Contact lens related corneal ulcers: clinical, microbiological and therapeutic features].

Introduction: Corneal ulcers in contact lens wearers are becoming more common, and can sometimes lead to severe complications. The purpose of this study is to define the epidemiological, clinical, microbiological and therapeutic considerations of these ulcers within the above context.

Patients And Methods: We conducted an uncontrolled, descriptive, retrospective study of 51 patients presenting with contact lens related corneal ulcers to the ophthalmology department of the August 20, 1953 Hospital in Casablanca between January 2009 and January 2012.