Microbiologic profile of the mycosic absess on a reference center in Tunisia.

Aim: Given the increase in cases of fungal keratitis in recent years due to the inadvertent use of large -spectrum antibiotics and corticosteroids on the one hand and the emergence of contactology on the other hand, this study has was carried out in order to better understand the microbiological profile of fungal keratitis, particularly as a function of risk factors in a referral center in Tunisia.

Methods: We report a retrospective study of 43 patients (45eyes) hospitalized for fungal corneal abscess between January 2007 and December 2017. All patients benefited from corneal sampling by scraping the cornea with direct examination and culture.

[Intraocular foreign body and endophthalmitis: risk factors and management].

This study aims to identify the risk factors for post-traumatic endophthalmitis (PTE) due to intraocular foreign body (IFB) in patients with penetrating injuries of the globe and to assess treatment outcomes. We conducted a descriptive, retrospective study of 60 patients hospitalized for penetrating wound due to intraocular foreign body at the Hedi Rais Institute of Ophthalmology, Tunis, over a period of 10 years. Our study involved the patients with penetrating ocular trauma due to intraocular foreign body associated with post-traumatic endophthalmitis.