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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,......

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......

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......

Extensive review takes stock of ocular manifestations of COVID-19 infection

The ocular aspects of COVID-19 infection have been the subject of numerous publications and clinical studies, both Italian and international. It may, therefore, be very useful for anyone wishing to learn more about this topic......

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible vision loss globally, affecting more than 70 million people worldwide. Although the causes......

The world seems to want to believe that the Covid-19 pandemic is behind us, but in reality new dangers are on the horizon.

The year 2022 closes with a situation in which, in much of the world, life has resumed much the same 'normalcy' as it was before the Covid-19 pandemic since almost......

Digital Eye Strain or DES, the acronym for digital device visual syndrome, is a health problem that has emerged in recent years, related not only to eye fatigue.......

Dry eye syndrome (DED), as defined by the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) DEWS II, is "a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface, characterised by a......