Publications by authors named "Aicha Lakhdar Fouatih"
Med Trop Sante Int
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- Surgical Indications
- : The decision to perform mutilating surgery in ophthalmology, such as ocular evisceration, is complex due to potential aesthetic and moral implications; it should only be a last resort for non-functional or problematic eyes after exploring conservative treatments.
- Study Overview
- : A retrospective study analyzed medical records from various hospitals in northern Algeria between 2008 and 2014 to determine the epidemiological and clinical profiles of patients who underwent ocular evisceration, identifying 136 cases.
- Findings
- : The study revealed a slight male predominance among patients, with most surgeries resulting from ocular trauma, and highlighted a 19.8% rate of post-operative complications following the commonly used
