[Foreign body granuloma resulting from a lacorhinostomy tube's migration associated with actinomycosis of the lacrimal sac].

Introduction: Lacorhinostomy is a surgical procedure that establishes a permanent communication between the caruncular region and the nasal fossa using a fixed tube. The main complications involve the biotolerance of this tube.

Observation: Fifteen years after lacrimal surgery, a patient presented with repeated canthal inflammation associated with epistaxis on the same side.

[Treatment of retinal detachments with giant retinal tear. Retrospective study of 23 cases].

Purpose: Report of anatomic and functional results of retinal detachment with giant retinal tear.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective study of 23 cases of retinal detachment resulting from retinal tear of 90 degrees or more: five had a history of ocular trauma, 14 had myopia, and six had no risk for giant retinal tear. Episcleral surgery was performed on cases of giant retinal tear less than 180 degrees , with no advanced proliferative vitreoretinopathy and no inversion of the retinal flap.

[Retrobulbar anesthesia during keratolplasty].

Aim: A restrospective study was carried in order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of retrobulbar anaesthesia during keratoplasty.

Methods: Of 250 consecutive keratoplasty, 30 (12%) were performed under retrobulbar anaesthesia. Patients received a mean volume of 12 ml, composed of etidocaine (2/3), bupicaine (1/3) and hyaluronidase.

[Ocular manifestations of pseudoxanthoma elasticum].

Background: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a hereditary disease characterized by skin, ocular, and cardiovascular lesions. Its prognosis depends mainly on the ocular and vascular lesions.

Methods: This study included 11 patients with PXE.

[Recurrent toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis after clindamycin treatment].

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of subconjunctival injections of clindamycin associated with oral corticotherapy in the treatment of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis (TRC) and its effect on recurrence.

Patients And Methods: This study investigated 21 patients (10 males and 11 females) who presented to an ophthalmological department from 1995 to 2000, aged 14-55 years (mean, 28 years), with unilateral TRC. They were treated with subconjunctival injections of clindamycin and systemic corticotherapy at a dose of 1 mg/kg/day.

[Peribulbar anaesthesia for strabismus surgery].

Background: Strabismus surgery is underwent with general anaesthesia since it's a paediatric surgery in the majority of cases. The aim of our study is to analyse the safety and tolerance of peribulbar anaesthesia for strabismus surgery.

Patients And Methods: sixty two patients underwent strabismus surgery with a peribulbar anaesthesia.

[Child orbital lymphoma: about one case].

Background: The non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are a group of neoplasms characterized by proliferation of malignant lymphocytes. There is a wide variety of presenting signs and symptoms depending on the site of involvement and aggressiveness of the disease. Many organs in the body may be affected.

[Palpebral seborrheic keratosis: a case study].

Introduction: Seborrheic keratosis is the most frequent palpebral tumor, observed for the most part in the second half of life. It may be confused clinically with a basal cell carcinoma or a melanoma. The histopathological study confirms the diagnosis.

[Watering of the eyes in infants: how to treat it?].

The congenital impermeability of see lacrymal is frequent affection of new born. Whimpering is the master symptom. We propose a retrospective study with 492 cases of congenital imperforations treated in our ophthalmology department in Sfax, between 1990 and 2000.