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Sjögren's syndrome

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic, chronic inflammatory disease of an autoimmune nature. This disease can potentially affect any organ or system of the body, such as the respiratory, urinary......

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Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is undoubtedly one of the leading causes of blindness in the world and is the most important ocular complication of diabetes. This pathological condition can develop in both......

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Choroideremia

Thanks to a sophisticated gene therapy experiment, published in one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals, Nature Medicine, 12 choroideremia sufferers responded positively to the therapy,......

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Prolonged or incorrect contact lens wear can expose you to the risk of eye infections and inflammations, such as microbial keratitis or dry eye syndrome. The benefits and i......

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Cataract surgery has seen extraordinary advances in instrumentation, materials, surgical techniques and technology in recent decades, leading to excellent visual results in total safety. Un......

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Omega 3 and eye wellbeing

Omega 3 (PUFA-n3), together with omega 6, are one of the main classes of polyunsaturated fatty acids that are essential for our body's well-being. These, in fact, are involved in numerous......

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That good vision is essential for sportspeople is now scientifically proven. Thanks to the visual input picked up by our eyes and processed by the central nervous system, it is, in fact,......

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The crystalline lens is the natural lens of the eye that enables light rays to be focused on the retina. In particular, the crystalline lens changes its shape to vary the distance......

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