J Curr Ophthalmol
August 2024
Purpose: To describe a case of bilateral retinitis in a patient with endocarditis and a serologically confirmed Q fever.
Methods: A single case report documented with multimodal imaging.
Results: A 55-year-old patient with culture-negative endocarditis was referred to our department for an ocular examination.
Purpose: To describe a case of lamellar cataract in a child with a history of neonatal hypoglycemia and illustrate the importance of meticulous history-taking in children with cataracts, especially before planning surgery.
Methods: A single case report.
Results: A 7-year-old girl with a history of neonatal hypoglycemia and ketoacidosis with high suspicion of a primary defect in ketone body utilization who presented with bilateral progressive blurred vision.
Introduction: There are three types of primary hyperoxaluria, with type 1 considered the most severe.
Aim: To analyze the clinical, genetic, and evolutionary characteristics of type 1 primary hyperoxaluria with pediatric onset.
Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive study that included Tunisian children under the age of 18 at the time of diagnosis over a period of 25 years (January 1, 1996, to December 31, 2022).
Introduction: The interaction between physicians and pharmaceutical industry highlighted many issues lately concerning their influence on physician's attitude and their prescribing behavior.
Aim: To evaluate the attitudes of Tunisian ophthalmologist towards pharmaceutical promotion.
Methods: Data was collected through an auto-administered anonymous questionnaire elaborated in French that was distributed to 160 ophthalmologists (residents and specialists) working in hospitals or private practices in four Tunisian governorates (Tunis, Sousse, Monastir and Sfax).
Introduction: Infectious uveitis (IU), one of the main causes of ocular inflammation in Tunisia, has various etiologies and clinical presentations.
Aim: To report the causes and clinical features of IU in a Tunisian population.
Methods: Patients with IU referred to our department from February 2019 to January 2022 were included in a retrospective observational study.