Eye infections and inflammations
Eye infections are manifested by pain, redness, itching in the eyes.
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By: Caroline Paré Follow
2 min
On the occasion of the congress of the French Society of Ophthalmology, we are interested in eye infections and inflammations.
Conjunctivitis, chalazia, styes… These eye infections are common.
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How to prevent them?
How to treat them?
When should you consult?
Dr Raphaël Adam,
Ophthalmologist surgeon at
the Quinze-Vingts National Hospital of Ophthalmology
, in Paris and vice-president of the establishment medical board.
Pr Assumpta Bella,
Full Professor of Ophthalmology, Head of the Ophthalmology Department and Medical Director at
the Gyneco-Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital in Yaoundé
.
Coordinator of the National Blindness Control Program in Cameroon
► At the start of the program, we are talking about the
temporary lifting of intellectual property rights on vaccines against COVID-19
with
Pauline Londeix
, co-founder of
the Observatory for transparency in drug policies (OTMeds)
.
► At the end of the program, we meet
Pr Frédéric Saudou
, Director of the
Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences
, to talk about the advances in research, which open up new hope for the
treatment of Huntington's disease
.
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