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-The diagnosis of limbal stem cell deficiency. Le Q, et al. Ocul Surf. 2018 Jan;16(1):58-69. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2017.11.002. Limbal stem cells (LSCs) are responsible for normal homeostasis and healing of the epithelium......

The situation in Italy and abroad.

Zoster virus and herpes on the eye For ophthalmologists, herpes on the eye caused by Zoster virus is a dreaded eventuality, which moreover carries with it the risk of recurring recurrences. The study......

Causes and correlations in the latest studies.

The correlation between dyslexia and altered eye movements has found further confirmation in the study by the research group of the eye clinic at the University of Genoa, directed by Prof. Carlo Emilio......

Various clinical evidence has shown how body growth can affect the correct morphology and function of certain organs during childhood. Indeed, premature babies or those with a weight......

The latest WHO data

17 November was declared 'World Premature Infants Day' worldwide, with the specific aim of raising global public and governmental awareness of the problems involved......

Eye infections of bacterial aetiology, from the most common -blepharitis, conjunctivitis- to the most complex -keratitis, endophthalmitis- have a major impact on the quality of vision and life. For this reason,......

Soon available in Europe after EMA authorisation

Neurotrophic keratitis is a condition described since the beginning of the century and is characterised by a clinical picture common to all diseases that impair the sensory innervation of the cornea, either by acting......

The European registration of a safe and effective drug for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis is getting closer.

A.I.F.A. (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco) has granted official authorisation to start the phase III clinical trial (ODAK 043/SI) in Italy of the study to evaluate efficacy, safety and tolerability......