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New episode of the L'Oculista Italiano podcast to promote visual wellbeing

Inflammation or inflammation is a condition present in many diseases, including eye diseases, and it is to this topic that the second episode of 'Listen and See', the podcast...... is dedicated.

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Ocular allergy and dry eye syndrome (DED) are two very common eye diseases that have a significant negative impact on quality of life. Epidemiological studies report a prevalence......

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Glaucoma: Listen to the podcast

The eyes are fundamental for perception of the world around us and for communication with others. Through our eyes we are able to detect colours, the......

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Tumour-associated retinopathy

Cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR) is a rare, paraneoplastic, tumour-associated retinal disease that can cause blindness. Cancer-associated retinopathy has been described......

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Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. The main risk factor is identified as increased intraocular pressure, which causes nerve damage......

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The ocular surface is a system, consisting of various components that are structurally and functionally connected. Its constituent elements include the cornea, conjunctiva, lacrimal and meibomian glands,......

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Cataract surgery improves quality of life

Cataract is the world's leading cause of curable blindness and is caused by opacification of the crystalline lens, a small lens about 10mm in diameter located in the anterior segment of the eye and......

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Diabetes and the eye

Diabetes mellitus is now a global emergency and the eye is one of the organs that can be most severely affected by its complications. Prevention, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are our most important resources for combating it.

 

 

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition, caused either by insufficient secretion of insulin by the pancreas or by the human body's inability to utilise insulin. Some of the most serious eye diseases, which......

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