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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......

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......

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......

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......

Indications for cataract surgery in children

Congenital cataracts can cause visual impairment in children[1]. It causes approximately 10% of cases of childhood blindness worldwide[2]. In particular, a significant portion of cases si......

The eye, due to its anatomical position and its specific organic function, is continuously exposed to the stress caused by light.

Sunlight Sunlight is not white, but consists of a range of light radiations that form what is known as the solar spectrum. The spectrum comprises visible, perceived radiation......

A new indication for local steroid therapy

Dry eye is among the most frequent pathological conditions in ophthalmology. Up to 20% of adults over the age of 40 have dry eye symptoms. The origin of this......

Retinitis Pigmentosa is a rare hereditary disease that results in progressive vision loss.

About 15,000 people in Italy suffer from Retinitis Pigmentosa. The disease takes a different course depending on the case, manifesting itself at different ages but with increasingly disabling effects on life......