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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......

Pain in the eye and periocular area is a very frequent and unfortunately non-specific symptom, as it can be associated with a multiplicity of conditions ranging from related diseases......

To see well, both from a distance and close up, our eye must be able to focus light rays from the outside world on the retina.......

Among the many causes and risk factors that can impair visual function, Marfan syndrome deserves special attention. What is Marfan syndrome? La......

Astigmatism is a condition in which the surface of the eye, the cornea, does not have a normal curvature. A normal cornea has a perfectly spherical shape, similar to the surface of a ball,......