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Blood pressure and glaucoma

The possible correlation between glaucoma progression and blood pressure peaks is an interesting clinical issue, with significant consequences on patient management both from a cardiological and a......

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Retinoblastoma update

Retinoblastoma is a rare form of cancer that affects the retina and typically arises in children before the age of five. Globally it affects about 1 child......

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Melatonin and the risk of AMD

Melatonin, in addition to helping us sleep better, may be useful in reducing the risk of developing Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), as shown by data reported in the recent......

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Endophthalmitis: decreasing rates

Endophthalmitis is one of the most feared complications that can affect the eye after eye surgery and can sometimes lead to dramatic outcomes such as enucleation. Endophthalmitis clinically is an inflammation......

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Ophthalmic herpes zoster and pain therapy

Shingles infection Shingles ophthalmic infection is so common because the virus, which is the same one responsible for childhood chickenpox, once contracted remains latent......

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Hereditary maculopathies: genes & C

Hereditary maculopathies constitute the most genetically heterogeneous group of inherited diseases in humans. They can be inherited via: - autosomal recessive, when two copies of the same gene are altered -......

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Chikungunya: vaccine on the way

The world's first vaccine for Chikungunya infection will arrive in late summer 2024, following the green light in late May from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and approval......

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The amniotic membrane is a valuable resource for reconstructive surgery of the ocular surface, which is increasingly being used in serious diseases of the cornea, limbus and conjunctiva,......

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