IFOS/ICO International Fellowship:

Directory 3: Tunisia/Tunis

Person To Contact:

Prof. Amel Meddeb-Ouertani
amel.ouertani@rns.tn

Institution address:

80, Rue 7301 El Menzah 9B
Tunis
Tunisia
Tel. +216 98 321952
Fax. +216 71 564402
E-mail: amel.ouertani@rns.tn

Characteristics of institution:

Number of beds	35
Surgery per year ambulatory	2,200
Patients hospitalized/year	1,500
Consultations per year	29,000
In hospitalized patients	1,200

Staff:

Fulltime MDs on tenure	8
Chief residents and fellows	2
Residents:	13
Others, e.g. Ph.D's:	1

Subspecialities:

Glaucoma, External disease and Cornea (keratoplasty), Vitreo-retinal Surgery, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Uveitis, small laboratory for basic research.

Special strengths:

Phacoemulsification, Phacosection. Keratoplasties, Glaucom surgery, Vitreo-retinal surgery, Ophthalmologic explorations: visual fields, scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, corneal topography.

Regular teaching events:

5 hours per week

Special events:

Grand rounds, Foto-Fluo-Conferences
Research Conferences
Video-Conferences
Conferences of visual fields and scanning laser ophthalmoscopy interpretations
Each 3 months organization of open doors cataract surgery in undermedicalized regions of Tunisia
Regularly, organization of eye camps for cataract surgery in other African countries.

Intensive training:

Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Cornea & External Diseases
Glaucoma
Medical and/or surgical Retina
Cataract-Surgery

Other offers:

Screening of diabetic ocular manifestations
Screening of glaucoma
Screening of ROP
Visually handicapped rehabilitation

Language:

English, French, Arabic

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