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Among age-related eye diseases, age-related macular degeneration (AMD- https://www.oculistaitaliano.it/articoli/ruolo-dellinfiammazione-nelle-patogenesi-della-degenerazione-maculare-legata-alleta/ ) is among the leading causes of blindness in developing countries and the leading......

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Data from the Department of Ophthalmology and Neuropsychiatry at the University of Tokyo (Japan) show a correlation between dry eye syndrome and white-collar workers, who are......

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A visual impairment, of whatever nature and extent, affects the ability of individuals to perform important tasks in various functional areas safely and easily. A visual impairment si......

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Bacterial keratitis is a serious infectious eye disease that can lead to considerable visual loss. The severity and outcome of the corneal infection generally depend on the underlying condition of the......

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Fish-rich diet and Diabetic Retinopathy

Significant association demonstrated between fish consumption and severity of the main ocular complication of diabetes mellitus

A study, published in Scientific Reports, aimed to test the association between fish consumption and the degree of severity of diabetic retinopathy in Asian individuals with......

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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most frequent ocular complication among diabetic patients and the leading cause of blindness globally in developing countries. Clinically la......

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A new sub-classification of type 2 diabetes

L'Oculista Italiano adheres to World Diabetes Day by sharing with its Readers not only articles dealing with eye diseases, but also important updates on scientific advances concerning diabetes, a chronic disease that can lead to serious eye complications.

Precision medicine, better known by the term 'personalised medicine', is gaining ground in an era of healthcare revolution that is being called 'tailored-patient'. La......

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On the occasion of World Diabetes Day 2018, which, as every year, falls on 14 November, more than 6,000 pharmacies throughout Italy have joined the national campaign of......

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