Publications by authors named "I B Andaloussi"

Diabetic retinopathy is considered one of the most common diseases that can lead to blindness in the working age, and the chance of developing it increases as long as a person suffers from diabetes. Protecting the sight of the patient or decelerating the evolution of this disease depends on its early detection as well as identifying the exact levels of this pathology, which is done manually by ophthalmologists. This manual process is very consuming in terms of the time and experience of an expert ophthalmologist, which makes developing an automated method to aid in the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy an essential and urgent need.

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Background: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world. In addition, visual impairment and psychological strain have been shown to have a significant impact on quality of life (QoL) in glaucoma patients. Maintaining the quality of life of glaucoma patients has become an important component of treatment.

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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common consequences of diabetes. It affects the retina, causing blood vessel damage which can lead to loss of vision. Saving patients from losing their sight or at least slowing the progress of this disease depends mainly on the early detection of this pathology, on top of the detection of its specific stage.

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Parry-Romberg´s syndrome is a rare clinical entity characterized by progressive hemifacial atrophy associated with several systemic manifestations including ophthalmologic, neurologic, maxillofacial symptoms whose treatment should be multidisciplinary. We here report a case of Parry-Romberg´s syndrome diagnosed in a patient referred for management of chronic corneal ulcer following hypoesthesia, characterized by rare and difficult-to-treat features.

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