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A brief review of molecules associated with one or more stages of DR.

A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of onset and the time sequence of the different pathogenic components of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular oedema (EMD) is one of the challenges currently......

Knowledge of the ocular surface microbiome can help the specialist recognise when risk factors for intraocular infection exist and in determining the most effective antibiotic prophylaxis. Diversity......

The importance of a sensitive and specific screening method is prompting several groups to identify biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy.

The most common ocular complication in people with diabetes and the leading cause of blindness in economically developed countries is diabetic retinopathy (DR). Early diagnosis and timely treatment are elements......

Cataract surgery has long been a refractive surgery of the crystalline lens.

The removal of the lens, which is more or less opaque, and the implantation of an artificial lens, allow the pre-operative refractive defect to be corrected, producing a post-surgical ametropia that improves the quality e......

"To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy".
 Hans Christian Andersen

Dear Readers, it is with great pleasure that I present to you this special issue of 'l'Oculista italiano' focusing on some important topics in refractive cataract surgery discussed by leading opinion leaders......

In 2020, 50,000 deaths are expected from infections no longer treatable by current antibiotics.

Penicillin marked the beginning of the antibiotic era, to which we owe the salvation of millions of people and a major contribution to the extension of life expectancy. Today, penicillin is easy to......

New hope from the first implant performed at the Careggi Hospital in Florence.

Stargardt's disease is a rare form of degenerative retinal disease, which affects, on a hereditary basis, one in 10,000 people. It is, like Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative maculopathy......

Alzheimer's, ALS and Parkinson's possible consequences of glaucomatous disease.

Professors Paolo Frezzotti and Nicola De Stefano of the University of Siena presented the results of the research they conducted on Wednesday 15 June at the 'Giovanni Spadolini' Senate Library......