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The correction of astigmatism is one of the most important goals of refractive cataract surgery today.
Dr. Scipione Rossi presents an overview of functional problems and technological solutions.

For a summary of the salient points, we provide the presentation. "TORICAL IOLS: functional problems and technological solutions" AICCER- Rome, 12 March 2016 Scipione Rossi Director UOC Ophthalmology......

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Rare diseases in the spotlight

Ever-increasing attention and research efforts.

Rare diseases are undoubtedly a major challenge for the health systems of all developed countries, even those with welfare and healthcare systems......

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Innovative technologies for cataract refractive surgery.
The development of new IOLs is in progress and some hi-tech IOLs are already undergoing clinical trials to strike the more and more challenging goals of contemporary cataract surgery.

The development of new IOLs is in progress and some hi-tech IOLs are already undergoing clinical trials to strike the more and more challenging goals of contemporary cataract surgery. The......

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Flag iris syndrome

Insufficient pupillary dilation with normal mydriatic drugs can be caused by pathological or paraphysiological precedents in the iris; the most frequent are the presence of posterior synechiae (due to previous uveitic facts or previous surgery or prolonged use of myotics) and atrophy and sclerosis of the iris stroma and pupillary sphincter (capsular pseudoexfoliation syndrome or due to tissue senescence facts alone).

A new association between poor mydriasis and the use of tamsulosin (Pradifâ, Omnicâ), an a-1A receptor blocker, has recently been described (1). This drug is used to treat patients with......

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Stargardt syndrome is a genetic disorder that leads to severe low vision in adolescents and adults. Clinically it is relatively well known, but there is an apparent lack of interest in the psycho-social aspects related to......

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Acanthamoeba and medical therapy

Acanthamoeba keratitis: PHMB treatment selected as 'hot topic' at the ARVO 2015 congress

Appointment in Denver (USA) from 3 to 7 May 2015 for the annual ARVO congress. This year, among the abstracts admitted to the prestigious congress sponsored by the Association for Vision Research......

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Introduction The monograph 'Inflammation: clinic and therapy' (Part I and II), published by 'l'Oculista Italiano', brings together numerous relevant scientific contributions highlighting the importance of the component......

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Phaco-trabeculectomy' is a combined surgical approach essentially reserved for glaucoma and cataract patients

Introduction Combined surgery is defined as the performance of a simultaneous double surgical act to treat the concomitant presence of several pathologies. In the case of glaucoma, an approach......

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