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A study conducted by a team of Italian researchers and recently published in J Cell Physiol showed that curcumin is able to play a protective role towards......

Fishing is an activity that is practised by many people with a clear predominance of the male sex. This hobby, considered harmless and safe by the majority, could in truth be dangerous......

Stress and Glaucoma In primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) is currently the only approach......

Visual impairment (VI-Visual Impairment) refers to a condition characterised by one or more limitations in visual acuity or visual field that causes repercussions on functional abilities, social relations and......

Helminths, worm-like metazoan parasites, have been shown to have protective effects against type 1 diabetes mellitus (DMT1). Although it may sound strange that a class of......

Early diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) (see also: https://www.oculistaitaliano.it/articoli/retinopatia-diabetica-e-edema-maculare-diabetico/) reduces the risk of permanent visual impairment and blindness among people with diabetes by 50%. Intelligence......

Retinopathy of the premature infant (ROP) is often associated with intermittent neonatal hypoxia or apnoea, conditions that affect a very high percentage (70-90%) of premature infants, i.e.......

According to recent studies, air pollution is one of the causes of dry eye syndrome. The presence of certain elements in the air we breathe can have deleterious effects, especially considering those......