- TFOS global ambassadors and international chapter affiliate
Algeria
Sihem Lazreg
Sihem Lazreg owns and manages a private practice focused on treating ocular surface disease in adults and children in Algeria. Dr. Lazreg served as an Associate Professor at the University Hospital Mustapha Bacha of Algiers in 1990 through 2008. Dr. Lazreg obtained her Medical Degree from Algiers Medical University, completed residency at Mustapha Bacha University Hospital, and completed a fellowship at Paris Diserot University in France. She specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and ocular surface diseases. Dr. Lazreg has authored many manuscripts on severe allergies, including vernal and atopic keratoconjunctivitis, dry eye associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome and graft-versus-host disease, and children’s blepharitis. Her main medical interests include ocular surface diseases, dry eye and allergies. Dr. Lazreg is a scientific coordinator in the Algerian Ophthalmologic Society and she is member of many African, European, Asian and American ophthalmologic societies. In her free time she enjoys travelling, listening to rock music and reading when she is not caring for patients.