Publications by authors named "Zaafrane N"

Ocular burns can have three origins: chemical (by acid or alkaline agents), luminous (by ultraviolet radiation) or thermal. We report the cases of eight patients with ocular burns (3 thermal and 5 chemical). Of these, one patient had a grade 2 burn according to the Dua classification, two had grade 3 damage and one had grade 4.

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Purpose: To describe choroidal involvement in catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS).

Methods: We report here two cases of bilateral CAPS choroidopathy in two female patients.

Results: Case report 1: A thirty-five-year-old female patient, with history of primary anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS), treated with anticoagulants, presented an acute renal failure following a salpingectomy.

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The authors report two cases of retinal artery macroaneurysm (RAM) complicated with subhyaloid hemorrhage. There are multiple cases about RAM that have been published; however, none of them present all the different treatments with its benefits and its limitations. Our study highlights all aspects of treatment.

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Objective: To report a case of Behçet's disease (BD) presenting as a panuveitis with neuroretinitis and pre-papillary vitreous infiltrate.

Material And Methods: A case report.

Results: A 43-year-old male presented with severely decreased vision in the left eye.

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-Kyrieleis arteritis is a rare manifestation in posterior uveitis-Kyrieleis arteritis is most frequently reported in ocular toxoplasmosis.-The pathogenesis still highly debated.-It is characterized by the presence of focal, segmental plaques or exudates within retinal arteries.

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Article Synopsis
  • A 34-year-old man with no prior health problems visited the emergency room due to vision loss and fatigue, where doctors found bilateral white-centered hemorrhages in his eyes.
  • Further tests confirmed he had acute myeloid leukemia, highlighting the need for thorough eye exams and investigations when Roth spots are detected.
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We report the occurrence of serous retinal detachment (SRD) in acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE). A 22-year-old man with no general or ophthalmological pathological history presented with an acute and bilateral decreased visual acuity. There was no notion of recent flu or recent vaccination.

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Corticosteroids have proven their effectiveness in the treatment of cystoid macular edema. Especially after an intravitreal injection. Triamcinolone acetonide is the most commonly used in the treatment of macular edema.

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Apart from congenital causes, orbital trauma is a leading cause of unilateral vision loss in children. We report the case of a 2-year-old child who was victim of an orbital trauma of the right eye caused by a ballpoint pen. He consulted us the day after the trauma with significant palpebral edema making the examination difficult.

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Purpose: To study the appearance of angioid streaks (AS) in swept source optical coherence tomography angiography.

Methods: Retrospective observational study of 16 patients (31 eyes) with various stages of AS. All included patients underwent complete ophthalmologic examinations including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), slit-lamp examination, indirect ophthalmoscopy and fundus photography.

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