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Contact lenses (LAC) are widely used in daily life by most people with refractive disorders. However, prolonged and often inappropriate use of LACs can lead......

Australian study proves the usefulness of citrus fruit bioflavonoids.

Oranges appear to have an important protective role against ocular degenerative diseases, according to the results of a large study by a team of researchers from the Centre for......

Prevention involves correct information, but also shocking images that induce people to stop smoking.

Cigarette smoking has harmful effects on the entire organism, and the eye is certainly no exception. The eye district that suffers the most damage is certainly the retina, in fact there are......

Hemianopsia is a visual disorder that causes the loss of half of the visual field. We speak of lateral (vertical) hemianopsia if the loss affects the right or left half of the eye;......

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease involving the central area of the retina, the macula, which is responsible for central vision (https://www.oculistaitaliano.it/articoli/ruolo-dellinfiammazione-nelle-patogenesi-della-degenerazione-maculare-legata-alleta/). This eye condition is degenerative......

Endophthalmitis is a severe inflammation of the eye (anterior chamber, posterior chamber or both) that may or may not be associated with infection. Exogenous postoperative endophthalmitis is caused by direct infection of the eye by microorganisms......

The surface of the eyes and its adnexa, such as eyelids and eyelashes, are among the most exposed structures of our body and therefore highly susceptible to microbial contamination, infection......

Presbyopia is a physiological visual disorder, characterised by the gradual loss of the eye's ability to accommodate (focus), which affects all individuals after the age of 40.......