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Hyaluronic acid is a high molecular weight polyanionic polysaccharide with a typical spiral structure that gives it a particular ability to combine with water1 and excellent viscoelasticity. A ciò......

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severely reduced visual acuity in people over 60 in the western world. It is a complex disease that recognises several risk factors such as age, gender, race, light exposure, diet, cigarette smoking and vascular disease.

Recently, other elements seem to play an important role in the pathogenesis of the disease: variations in DNA sequences coding for complement factors, modifications of TMP-3 and activation of cytokines......

Read the interview with Prof. Michael A. Lemp.

Introduction (Read original article in English) Dry eye research has been very active over the last few decades and, in particular, its pace has accelerated......

Visual acuity is the parameter by which blindness or low vision in a patient is determined.

Visual acuity is the parameter by which blindness or low vision is determined in a patient. Blind and visually impaired According to WHO (World Health Organisation) definitions: - a......