Abstract
AbstractOcular parasitosis and mycosis include numerous pathologies whose severity varies according to the nature of the parasite or fungus. They can threaten the sight, so they must be diagnosed and treated in emergency. They occur in different circumstances (trauma, corneal transplantation, local or general immunosuppressive context, stay in tropical area, particular traditional practices). The infection can be isolated or integrated in a systemic infection. The clinical diagnosis of these infections is often difficult because the lesions may not be specific to the pathogen. Therefore, biological diagnosis is essential for proper management. Biological diagnosis is performed according to different strategies depending on the lesions and the suspected infectious agents. It requires a combination of different microbiological tests (direct examination, culture, PCR, serology) and must take into account the difficulty, invasive risk and small volumes of ocular samples. The use of specialized laboratories (mycology-parasitology), or even experts, is thus inevitable.
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