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Diabetic macular oedema

EMD is a chronic, progressive complication of diabetic retinopathy in whose pathogenesis VEGF and inflammatory phenomena play a key role. As the disease progresses, the role of inflammation......

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Juvenile diabetes

An all-Italian study, published in September in the well-known journalPLoS ONE, and conducted by the team of Dr. Giuseppe Maulucci, researcher at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Department of......

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Three years after the Ebola epidemic hit West Africa, researchers have begun to understand how the virus remains viable for up to a year after infection in the eyes......

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Update on uveitis

Uveitis is an intraocular inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eyeball consisting of the iris, ciliary body and choroid. In industrialised countries, it is the fifth most common cause......

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Tell us a little about your professional background? How long have you been in the field of ophthalmology and why did you choose this speciality? I have been in ophthalmology for about 20 years and have......

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Acanthamoeba keratitis

  Acanthamoeba, free-living amoebae found in air, dust, soil and water, are the main aetiological agents of a corneal infection known as keratitis by......

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Face to face with an opinion leader in the eye-care sector in Mexico. Hasta la vista!

  Can you tell us about your professional background? How long have you been working in ophthalmology and why did you choose this speciality? I completed my specialisation in ophthalmology in 1997 and immediately......

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Those suffering from EMD know that among the most common symptoms and discomforts are distorted vision and impaired perception of colour vision, which......

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