Publications by authors named "P Lebranchu"
Purpose: The last updates to diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) included a diagnostic category of 'possible MS'. However, no recent data is available to assess how much this distinction helps predict MS after isolated optic neuritis (ON). This study aimed to assess the global risk of developing MS one year after a first ON episode, and the specific risk according to the initial diagnosis of isolated ON or ON with possible MS.
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- This study explores how Graves' orbitopathy (GO) is managed across 26 medical centers in France, focusing on the structure and availability of treatment services.
- Researchers contacted 28 centers to gather data through a questionnaire about multidisciplinary meetings, dedicated services, and treatment methods.
- The findings revealed that while a majority have dedicated services and utilize first-line treatments like intravenous corticosteroids, there’s significant variability in practices, highlighting the need for standardization and improving accessibility to new treatments like tocilizumab and teprotumumab.
Introduction: Training novice ophthalmology residents on the EyeSi simulator increases cataract surgery safety. However, there is no consensus regarding how much training residents should perform before their first time on patients. We evaluated the French national training program through the analysis of the learning curves of novice residents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To compare the efficacy of treatment of optic neuritis (ON) with corticosteroids (CTC) alone, CTC+plasmapheresis (PLP), and CTC+intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).
Design: After an episode of ON, although visual recovery is usually good, some patients may have significant visual sequelae. While the efficacy of first-line CTC is now indisputable, there is no consensus on the nature of second-line treatment.
Background: The 30-day readmission rate provides a standardised quantitative evaluation of some postoperative complications. It is widely used worldwide in many medical and surgical specialities, and the World Health Organization recommends its use for monitoring healthcare system performance. In ophthalmology, its measurement is biased by the frequent and close planned surgery on one eye and then the other, particularly in the case of cataract surgery.
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