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1. Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Measurements of the Normal Thickness for the Ciliary Body and the Iris in a Middle East Population

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Yousef YA, Mohammad M, AlNawaiseh I, AlJabari R, Toro MD, Gharaibeh A, Rejdak R, Nowomiejska K, Zweifel S, Avitabile T, Rejdak M, and Nazzal R

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ultrasound biomicroscopy, iris, ciliary body, Ophthalmology, RE1-994
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Yacoub A Yousef,1 Mona Mohammad,1 Ibrahim AlNawaiseh,1 Reem AlJabari,1 Mario Damiano Toro,2,3 Almutez Gharaibeh,4 Robert Rejdak,5 Katarzyna Nowomiejska,5 Sandrine Zweifel,3 Teresio Avitabile,6 Magdalena Rejdak,6 Rashed Nazzal2 1Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan; 2Faculty of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland; 3Department of Ophthalmology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; 4School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 5Department of General Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland; 6Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, ItalyCorrespondence: Yacoub A YousefDepartment of Surgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Centre, Queen Rania St, Amman, 11941, JordanTel +96265355000Email yyousef@khcc.joMario Damiano ToroDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Zürich, Raemistrasse 100, Zürich, 8091, SwitzerlandTel +39 3495158220Email toro.mario@email.itPurpose: Ciliary body (CB) and iris thicknesses may change with certain eye diseases as well as between different populations. Here, we report Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Measurements (UBM) of the normal thickness for the CB and the iris from a homogenous population in the Middle East.Patients and Methods: Sonomed 35-MHz (SONOMED, INC. New York, USA) images were obtained at 4 radial meridians, and the thickness was measured at 3 locations along the radial length of the iris and at the thickest part of the CB. Parameters included mean thickness, median thickness, range, and standard deviation.Results: Of 46 adult patients, 83 normal eyes were included in this analysis. The overall mean, median iris thicknesses at the iris root, midway along the radial length of the iris, and at the juxtapupillary margin in mm were 0.42, 0.41 ± 0.08, 0.52, 0.51± 0.08, and 0.72, 0.71± 0.1, respectively. The overall mean, median thicknesses of the CB and CB + ciliary processes in mm were 0.72, 0.71 ± 0.1, and 1.42, 1.37 ± 0.2 respectively. Gender, age, side, and height had no impact on iris and/or CB thickness (p> 0.05). However, the iris thickness was significantly thicker in the superior quadrant than inferiorly, and in the nasal quadrant than the temporal quadrant (p=0.04), and the CB thickness and the CB + ciliary processes thickness were significantly thicker in the superior quadrant than inferiorly (P = 0.04 and 0.02 consecutively).Conclusion: We measured in this study the normal thickness of the CB and the iris in normal eyes from homogenous population in the Middle East using ultrasound biomicroscopy. Our findings are essential for the ophthalmic community worldwide and in the Middle East region and can be used as a normative thickness data for the iris and CB in healthy eyes.Keywords: ultrasound biomicroscopy, iris, ciliary body

Published
2022

2. Widening use of dexamethasone implant for the treatment of macular edema

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Bonfiglio V, Reibaldi M, Fallico M, Russo A, Pizzo A, Fichera S, Rapisarda C, Macchi I, Avitabile T, and Longo A

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Macular edema, dexamethasone, intravitreal, implant, corticosteroids, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
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Vincenza Bonfiglio, Michele Reibaldi, Matteo Fallico, Andrea Russo, Alessandra Pizzo, Stefano Fichera, Carlo Rapisarda, Iacopo Macchi, Teresio Avitabile, Antonio Longo Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Abstract: Sustained-release intravitreal 0.7 mg dexamethasone (DEX) implant is approved in Europe for the treatment of macular edema related to diabetic retinopathy, branch retinal vein occlusion, central retinal vein occlusion, and non-infectious uveitis. The implant is formulated in a biodegradable copolymer to release the active ingredient within the vitreous chamber for up to 6 months after an intravitreal injection, allowing a prolonged interval of efficacy between injections with a good safety profile. Various other ocular pathologies with inflammatory etiopathogeneses associated with macular edema have been treated by DEX implant, including neovascular age-related macular degeneration, Irvine–Gass syndrome, vasoproliferative retinal tumors, retinal telangiectasia, Coats’ disease, radiation maculopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, and macular edema secondary to scleral buckling and pars plana vitrectomy. We undertook a review to provide a comprehensive collection of all of the diseases that benefit from the use of the sustained-release DEX implant, alone or in combination with concomitant therapies. A MEDLINE search revealed lack of randomized controlled trials related to these indications. Therefore we included and analyzed all available studies (retrospective and prospective, comparative and non-comparative, randomized and nonrandomized, single center and multicenter, and case report). There are reports in the literature of the use of DEX implant across a range of macular edema-related pathologies, with their clinical experience supporting the use of DEX implant on a case-by-case basis with the aim of improving patient outcomes in many macular pathologies. As many of the reported macular pathologies are difficult to treat, a new treatment option that has a beneficial influence on the clinical course of the disease may be useful in clinical practice. Keywords: macular edema, dexamethasone, intravitreal, implant, corticosteroids

Published
2017

3. Folate status in type 2 diabetic patients with and without retinopathy

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Malaguarnera G, Gagliano C, Salomone S, Giordano M, Bucolo C, Pappalardo A, Drago F, Caraci F, Avitabile T, and Motta M

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Ophthalmology, RE1-994
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Giulia Malaguarnera,1 Caterina Gagliano,2,3 Salvatore Salomone,1 Maria Giordano,4 Claudio Bucolo,1 Antonino Pappalardo,5 Filippo Drago,1 Filippo Caraci,6,7 Teresio Avitabile,2 Massimo Motta51Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; 2Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; 3Neurovisual Science Technology (NEST), Catania, Catania, Italy; 4Gerontology and Bone Metabolic Disease Section, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin; 5Department of Medical and Paediatric Sciences, University of Catania, Italy; 6Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; 7IRCCS Association Oasi Maria S.S.-Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging, Troina, Enna, ItalyBackground: Folate deficiency is associated with cardiovascular disease, megaloblastic anemia, and with hyperhomocysteinemia. This study has been undertaken to investigate the role of folate status during the progression of the diabetic retinopathy.Methods: We measured the plasma levels of homocysteine, folic acid, and red cell folate in 70 diabetic type 2 patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), 65 with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), 96 without diabetic retinopathy, and 80 healthy subjects used as a control group.Results: We found higher plasma levels of homocysteine in the NPDR group compared to the control group (P

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2015

5. Validation of Esaso Classification of Diabetic Maculopathy

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Panozzo, G., Franzolin, E., Giannarelli, Diana, Dalla Mura, G., Longo, Anita Rosa, Cicinelli, M. V., Angelini, E., Airaghi, P., Avitabile, T., Bandello, F., Beccastrini, A., Benedetti, G., Bertuzzi, Paolo Francesco, Bonfiglio, V. M. E., Boscia, F., Carnevali, A., Carosielli, M., Cereda, M. G., Contardi, C., Coppola, M., Costagliola, C., Cristofolini, R., Cucciniello, P., D'Aloisio, R., De Bernardo, M., De Filippis, Alessandro, Dell'Omo, Roberto, Di Paola, I., Dell'Acqua, Massimiliano, Franco, Alessio, Grassi, M. O., Gregori, G., Gusson, E., Lattanzio, R., Lanzetta, P., Longo, A., Marchini, G., Marolo, P., Mastropasqua, R., Bertoldo, G. M., Monteleone, Giorgio, Ortisi, E., Parisi, Giuseppe, Parrulli, S., Pucci, P., Pastore, M. R., Reibaldi, M., Rizzo, Stanislao, Romano, Federica, Rosa, N., Sarao, V., Scarpa, G., Scorcia, V., Scupola, Andrea, Staurenghi, G., Sunseri Trapani, V., Tognetto, D., Trabucchi, G., Vaccaro, S., Vadala, M., Veritti, D., Vinciguerra, A. L., Zanzottera, E. C., Giannarelli D., Longo R., Bertuzzi F., De Filippis A., Dell'Omo R., Dell'Acqua M., Franco A., Monteleone G., Parisi G., Rizzo S. (ORCID:0000-0001-6302-063X), Romano F., Scupola A., Panozzo, G., Franzolin, E., Giannarelli, Diana, Dalla Mura, G., Longo, Anita Rosa, Cicinelli, M. V., Angelini, E., Airaghi, P., Avitabile, T., Bandello, F., Beccastrini, A., Benedetti, G., Bertuzzi, Paolo Francesco, Bonfiglio, V. M. E., Boscia, F., Carnevali, A., Carosielli, M., Cereda, M. G., Contardi, C., Coppola, M., Costagliola, C., Cristofolini, R., Cucciniello, P., D'Aloisio, R., De Bernardo, M., De Filippis, Alessandro, Dell'Omo, Roberto, Di Paola, I., Dell'Acqua, Massimiliano, Franco, Alessio, Grassi, M. O., Gregori, G., Gusson, E., Lattanzio, R., Lanzetta, P., Longo, A., Marchini, G., Marolo, P., Mastropasqua, R., Bertoldo, G. M., Monteleone, Giorgio, Ortisi, E., Parisi, Giuseppe, Parrulli, S., Pucci, P., Pastore, M. R., Reibaldi, M., Rizzo, Stanislao, Romano, Federica, Rosa, N., Sarao, V., Scarpa, G., Scorcia, V., Scupola, Andrea, Staurenghi, G., Sunseri Trapani, V., Tognetto, D., Trabucchi, G., Vaccaro, S., Vadala, M., Veritti, D., Vinciguerra, A. L., Zanzottera, E. C., Giannarelli D., Longo R., Bertuzzi F., De Filippis A., Dell'Omo R., Dell'Acqua M., Franco A., Monteleone G., Parisi G., Rizzo S. (ORCID:0000-0001-6302-063X), Romano F., and Scupola A.

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Purpose: To test reliability and reproducibility of ESASO morphologic OCT-based classification of diabetic maculopathy (DM). Methods: This is a multi-center cross-sectional study including a coordination center (CC) and 18 participating centers (PCs). After instruction on the correct use of ESASO Classification, the validation process was carried out in two consecutive stages. In the first retrospective phase, we evaluated the concordance between PCs and CC in the staging of OCT images collected during PCs’ daily activity (608 images). In a second prospective phase, we analyzed the inter-observer agreement of staging assigned by each PCs to OCT images selected by the CC (22 images). Results: The overall concordance achieved in the retrospective phase was 89.8% (Kappa = 0.83 (95% CI: 0.78–0.87); p<0.0001). In 99.5% of cases, concordance did not differ by more than one stage. In the prospective phase, PCs reached an inter-operator agreement of 93.0% (Krippendorff's Alpha = 0.953, 95% CI: 0.929–0.977, p<0.0001). Any discrepancy among the 22 images was within one stage. Conclusion: The results achieved in this study confirm that ESASO OCT-based Classification can be considered as an easy and reproducible method to stage DM during clinical practice. A diffused use of a common and validated method to describe the progression of retinal damage in DM may offer several clinical and scientific advantages.

Published
2023

6. Effect of COVID-19-related lockdown on ophthalmic practice in Italy: A report from 39 institutional centers

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Dell'Omo, Roberto, Filippelli, M., Virgili, Gianni, Bandello, F., Querques, G., Lanzetta, P., Avitabile, T., Viola, F., Reibaldi, M., Semeraro, F., Quaranta, L., Rizzo, Stanislao, Midena, E., Campagna, G., Costagliola, C., Marolo, P., Traverso, C. E., Iester, M., Cutolo, C. A., Azzolini, C., Donati, S., Premi, E., Nucci, P., Vujosevic, S., Staurenghi, G., Bottoni, F., Romano, Federica, Grosso, D., Borrelli, E., Sacconi, R., Milella, P., Ganci, S., Romano, M. R., Ricciardelli, G., Allegrini, D., Casaluci, M., Romano, D., Marchini, G., Chemello, F., Amantea, Carlotta, Frisina, R., Pilotto, E., Parrozzani, R., Veritti, D., Sarao, V., Daniele, T., Busin, M., Parmeggiani, F., De Nadai, K., Furiosi, L., Mastropasqua, R., Battaglia, B., Gironi, Marco, Gandolfi, S., Luciani, E., Mora, P., Schiavi, C., Bertaccini, Paolo Antonio, Finzi, A., Roda, M., Cagini, C., Lupidi, M., Giansanti, F., Bacherini, Daniela, Tosi, G., De Benedetto, E., Nardi, M., Figus, M., Posarelli, C., Mariotti, Cesare, Pirani, V., Nicolai, Massimo, Bonini, S., Coassin, M., Di Zazzo, A., Savastano, Maria Cristina, Savastano, Alfonso, Gambini, Gloria, Vico, U. D., Spadea, L., Iannaccone, A., Nucci, C., Ricci, F., Aiello, F., Afflitto, G. G., Mastropasqua, L., D'Onofio, G., Evangelista, F., Brescia, L., Napolitano, P., Polisena, P., Gianfrancesco, N., Trivisonno, D., Petti, F., Simonelli, F., Rossi, S., Tartaglione, A., Rosa, N., Bernardo, M. D., Iaculli, C., Valeria Bux, A., Maggiore, Giuseppe, Boscia, F., Sborgia, G., Grassi, M. O., Scorcia, V., Giannaccare, G., Parisi, Giuseppe, Cillino, S., Alaimo, F., Aragona, P., Meduri, A., Pinna, A., Sollazzo, A., Peiretti, E., Siotto, E., dell'Omo R., Virgili G., Rizzo S. (ORCID:0000-0001-6302-063X), Romano F., Amantea C., Gironi M., Bertaccini P., Bacherini D., Mariotti C., Nicolai M., Savastano M. (ORCID:0000-0003-1397-4333), Savastano A., Gambini G., Maggiore G., Parisi G., Dell'Omo, Roberto, Filippelli, M., Virgili, Gianni, Bandello, F., Querques, G., Lanzetta, P., Avitabile, T., Viola, F., Reibaldi, M., Semeraro, F., Quaranta, L., Rizzo, Stanislao, Midena, E., Campagna, G., Costagliola, C., Marolo, P., Traverso, C. E., Iester, M., Cutolo, C. A., Azzolini, C., Donati, S., Premi, E., Nucci, P., Vujosevic, S., Staurenghi, G., Bottoni, F., Romano, Federica, Grosso, D., Borrelli, E., Sacconi, R., Milella, P., Ganci, S., Romano, M. R., Ricciardelli, G., Allegrini, D., Casaluci, M., Romano, D., Marchini, G., Chemello, F., Amantea, Carlotta, Frisina, R., Pilotto, E., Parrozzani, R., Veritti, D., Sarao, V., Daniele, T., Busin, M., Parmeggiani, F., De Nadai, K., Furiosi, L., Mastropasqua, R., Battaglia, B., Gironi, Marco, Gandolfi, S., Luciani, E., Mora, P., Schiavi, C., Bertaccini, Paolo Antonio, Finzi, A., Roda, M., Cagini, C., Lupidi, M., Giansanti, F., Bacherini, Daniela, Tosi, G., De Benedetto, E., Nardi, M., Figus, M., Posarelli, C., Mariotti, Cesare, Pirani, V., Nicolai, Massimo, Bonini, S., Coassin, M., Di Zazzo, A., Savastano, Maria Cristina, Savastano, Alfonso, Gambini, Gloria, Vico, U. D., Spadea, L., Iannaccone, A., Nucci, C., Ricci, F., Aiello, F., Afflitto, G. G., Mastropasqua, L., D'Onofio, G., Evangelista, F., Brescia, L., Napolitano, P., Polisena, P., Gianfrancesco, N., Trivisonno, D., Petti, F., Simonelli, F., Rossi, S., Tartaglione, A., Rosa, N., Bernardo, M. D., Iaculli, C., Valeria Bux, A., Maggiore, Giuseppe, Boscia, F., Sborgia, G., Grassi, M. O., Scorcia, V., Giannaccare, G., Parisi, Giuseppe, Cillino, S., Alaimo, F., Aragona, P., Meduri, A., Pinna, A., Sollazzo, A., Peiretti, E., Siotto, E., dell'Omo R., Virgili G., Rizzo S. (ORCID:0000-0001-6302-063X), Romano F., Amantea C., Gironi M., Bertaccini P., Bacherini D., Mariotti C., Nicolai M., Savastano M. (ORCID:0000-0003-1397-4333), Savastano A., Gambini G., Maggiore G., and Parisi G.

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Background/objectives: To compare the number of eye surgical procedures performed in Italy in the 2 months following the beginning of lockdown (study period) because of COVID-19 epidemic with those performed in the two earlier months of the same year (intra-year control) and in the period of 2019 corresponding to the lockdown (inter-year control). Methods: Retrospective analysis of surgical procedures carried out at 39 Academic hospitals. A distinction was made between elective and urgent procedures. Intravitreal injections were also considered. Percentages for all surgical procedures and incidence rate ratios (IRR) for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) events were calculated. A p value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: A total of 20,886 versus 55,259 and 56,640 patients underwent surgery during the lockdown versus intra-and inter-year control periods, respectively. During the lockdown, only 70% of patients for whom an operation/intravitreal injection was recommended, finally underwent surgery; the remaining patients did not attend because afraid of getting infected at the hospital (23%), taking public transportation (6.5%), or unavailable swabs (0.5%). Elective surgeries were reduced by 96.2% and 96.4%, urgent surgeries by 49.7% and 50.2%, and intravitreal injections by 48.5% and 48.6% in the lockdown period in comparison to intra-year and inter-year control periods, respectively. IRRs for RRDs during lockdown dropped significantly in comparison with intra- and inter-year control periods (CI: 0.65–0.80 and 0.61–0.75, respectively, p < 0.001 for both). Conclusion: This study provides a quantitative analysis of the reduction of eye surgical procedures performed in Italy because of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Published
2022

17. Correction: One week of levofloxacin plus dexamethasone eye drops for cataract surgery: an innovative and rational therapeutic strategy (Eye, (2020), 10.1038/s41433-020-0869-1)

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Bandello, F., Coassin, M., Di Zazzo, A., Rizzo, S., Biagini, I., Pozdeyeva, N., Sinitsyn, M., Verzin, A., De Rosa, P., Calabro, F., Avitabile, T., Bonfiglio, V., Fasce, F., Barraquer, R., Mateu, J. L., Kohnen, T., Carnovali, M., Malyugin, B., Aragona, P., Arvedi, P., Cagini, C., Caretti, L., Cavallini, G. M., Cillino, S., Figini, I., Franco, L. M., La Mantia, A., Laborante, A., Lanzetta, P., Marcigaglia, M., Mariotti, C., Martini, E., Mastropasqua, L., Morselli, S., Passani, F., Pece, A., Pertile, G., Pioppo, A., Pirondini, C., Prantera, M., Rapisarda, A., Romano, M. R., Scarpa, G., Schiano-Lomoriello, D., Scorcia, V., Scuderi, G., Semeraro, F., Spedale, F., Staurenghi, G., Tognetto, D., Tosi, M., Trabucchi, G., Trivella, F., Villani, E., Vento, A., Vinciguerra, P., Alio, J. L., Alfonso Sanchez, J. F., Montiel, F. A., Lorenz, K., Panova, I., Eremina, A., Ciprandi, G., Bandello, F., Coassin, M., Di Zazzo, A., Rizzo, S., Biagini, I., Pozdeyeva, N., Sinitsyn, M., Verzin, A., De Rosa, P., Calabro, F., Avitabile, T., Bonfiglio, V., Fasce, F., Barraquer, R., Mateu, J. L., Kohnen, T., Carnovali, M., Malyugin, B., Aragona, P., Arvedi, P., Cagini, C., Caretti, L., Cavallini, G. M., Cillino, S., Figini, I., Franco, L. M., La Mantia, A., Laborante, A., Lanzetta, P., Marcigaglia, M., Mariotti, C., Martini, E., Mastropasqua, L., Morselli, S., Passani, F., Pece, A., Pertile, G., Pioppo, A., Pirondini, C., Prantera, M., Rapisarda, A., Romano, M. R., Scarpa, G., Schiano-Lomoriello, D., Scorcia, V., Scuderi, G., Semeraro, F., Spedale, F., Staurenghi, G., Tognetto, D., Tosi, M., Trabucchi, G., Trivella, F., Villani, E., Vento, A., Vinciguerra, P., Alio, J. L., Alfonso Sanchez, J. F., Montiel, F. A., Lorenz, K., Panova, I., Eremina, A., and Ciprandi, G.

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not available, Drug Therapy
Abstract

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

Published
2020

21. Twenty-three-gauge hypersonic vitrectomy

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Romano, M. R., Caretti, L., Ferrara, M., LA GLORIA VALERIO, A., Fallico, M., Repetto, R., and Avitabile, T.

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Male, Vitreous liquefaction, Phacoemulsification, Pars plana vitrectomy, Visual Acuity, Hypersonic vitrectomy, Ultrasounds, Vitreoretinal surgery, Aged, Endotamponade, Female, Humans, Intraoperative Complications, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Retinal Diseases, Treatment Outcome, Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures, Vitrectomy, Vitreoretinal Surgery
Published
2021

22. Correction: Circulating insulin-like growth factor-1: A new clue in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration [Aging (Albany NY), 10 (2018) (4241-4247)] DOI:10.18632/aging.101727

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Castellino, N., Longo, A., Avitabile, T., Russo, A., Fallico, M., Bonfiglio, V., Toro, M. D., Rejdak, R., Murabito, P., Furino, C., Reibaldi, M., Castellino N., Longo A., Avitabile T., Russo A., Fallico M., Bonfiglio V., Toro M.D., Rejdak R., Murabito P., Furino C., Reibaldi M., Castellino, N., Longo, A., Avitabile, T., Russo, A., Fallico, M., Bonfiglio, V., Toro, M. D., Rejdak, R., Murabito, P., Furino, C., and Reibaldi, M.

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correction
Abstract

circulating insulin like

Published
2018

26. Correction: One week of levofloxacin plus dexamethasone eye drops for cataract surgery: an innovative and rational therapeutic strategy (Eye, (2020), 34, 11, (2112-2122), 10.1038/s41433-020-0869-1)

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Bandello, F., Coassin, M., Di Zazzo, A., Rizzo, S., Biagini, I., Pozdeyeva, N., Sinitsyn, M., Verzin, A., De Rosa, P., Calabro, F., Avitabile, T., Bonfiglio, V., Fasce, F., Barraquer, R., Mateu, J. L., Kohnen, T., Carnovali, M., Malyugin, B., Aragona, P., Arvedi, P., Cagini, C., Caretti, L., Cavallini, G. M., Cillino, S., Figini, I., Franco, L. M., La Mantia, A., Laborante, A., Lanzetta, P., Marcigaglia, M., Mariotti, C., Martini, E., Mastropasqua, L., Morselli, S., Passani, F., Pece, A., Pertile, G., Pioppo, A., Pirondini, C., Prantera, M., Rapisarda, A., Romano, M. R., Scarpa, G., Schiano-Lomoriello, D., Scorcia, V., Scuderi, G., Semeraro, F., Spedale, F., Staurenghi, G., Tognetto, D., Tosi, M., Trabucchi, G., Trivella, F., Villani, E., Vento, A., Vinciguerra, P., Alio, J. L., Alfonso Sanchez, J. F., Montiel, F. A., Lorenz, K., Panova, I., Eremina, A., and Ciprandi, G.

Published
2020

27. Prevalence of diabetes and diabetic macular edema in patients undergoing senile cataract surgery in Italy: The DIabetes and CATaract study

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Panozzo, G., Staurenghi, G., Dalla Mura, G., Giannarelli, Diana, Alessio, G., Alongi, S., Appolloni, R., Baldascino, Antonio, Boscia, F., Caporossi, Aldo, Cereda, M., D'Ugo, E., Fallico, M., Avitabile, T., Galan, A., La Spina, C., Lo Giudice, G., Mastropasqua, L., Palmisano, C., Panico, C., Parravano, M. C., Penna, R., Pintore, P., Vaiano, A., Reibaldi, M., Rizzo, Stanislao, Rossi, Tommaso, Varano, M., Virgili, Gianni, Giannarelli D., Baldascino A., Caporossi A. (ORCID:0000-0002-8680-3773), Rizzo S. (ORCID:0000-0001-6302-063X), Rossi T., Virgili G., Panozzo, G., Staurenghi, G., Dalla Mura, G., Giannarelli, Diana, Alessio, G., Alongi, S., Appolloni, R., Baldascino, Antonio, Boscia, F., Caporossi, Aldo, Cereda, M., D'Ugo, E., Fallico, M., Avitabile, T., Galan, A., La Spina, C., Lo Giudice, G., Mastropasqua, L., Palmisano, C., Panico, C., Parravano, M. C., Penna, R., Pintore, P., Vaiano, A., Reibaldi, M., Rizzo, Stanislao, Rossi, Tommaso, Varano, M., Virgili, Gianni, Giannarelli D., Baldascino A., Caporossi A. (ORCID:0000-0002-8680-3773), Rizzo S. (ORCID:0000-0001-6302-063X), Rossi T., and Virgili G.

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of diabetes and diabetic macular edema in patients undergoing senile cataract surgery in Italy. Methods: It is a prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional study. Thirteen ophthalmic units equally distributed across the Italian territory have been involved in the study. For a period of 3 months, all subjects undergoing phacoemulsification received an Optical Coherence Tompgraphy (OCT) scan and were screened for the anamnestic presence of diabetes. In addition, five selected units collected blood samples from all their patients to measure glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and detect the presence of occult diabetes (HbA1c > 6.5%). In diabetic patients, levels of retinopathy were measured and diabetic macular edema was considered significant (clinically significant macular edema) when foveal thickness was above 30% of normal levels. Results: A total number of 3657 subjects have been screened. Among them, 20.4% were diabetics. Prevalence of diabetes was significantly higher in males (24.7%) than in females (17%). Levels of HbA1c were tested in a representative sample of 1216 consecutive subjects, and occult diabetes was diagnosed in 4.8% of cases. No significant differences were observed between age groups or different geographic areas. Among diabetic patients, diabetic macular edema of any kind was present in 27.5% (clinically significant macular edema (6.6%)). No significant differences were seen in the prevalence of diabetic macular edema between males and females or between age groups. Among the 745 diabetic patients, no signs of retinopathy were seen in 537 subjects (76.3%), while 101 patients (14.3%) had nonproliferative retinopathy, 13 (1.7%) had nontreated proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and 53 (7.5%) had laser-treated retinopathy. In the entire sample of 3657 subjects, a normal macula was present in 90.9% of cases, diabetic macular edema of any kind in 5.4%, and other maculopathies in 3

Published
2020

30. The Effectiveness of 0.6% Povidone Iodine Eye Drops in Reducing the Conjunctival Bacterial Load and Needle Contamination in Patients Undergoing Anti-VEGF Intravitreal Injection: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Author

Reibaldi, M, Avitabile, T, Bandello, F, Longo, A, Bonfiglio, V, Russo, A, Castellino, N, Rejdak, R, Nowomiejska, K, Toro, M, Furino, C, Cillino, S, Fiore, T, Cagini, C, Grassi, P, Musumeci, R, Cocuzza, C, Martinelli, M, Fallico, M, Cocuzza, CE, Reibaldi, M, Avitabile, T, Bandello, F, Longo, A, Bonfiglio, V, Russo, A, Castellino, N, Rejdak, R, Nowomiejska, K, Toro, M, Furino, C, Cillino, S, Fiore, T, Cagini, C, Grassi, P, Musumeci, R, Cocuzza, C, Martinelli, M, Fallico, M, and Cocuzza, CE

Abstract

The study purpose was to assess the efficacy of a preservative-free 0.6% povidone iodine eye drops as perioperative prophylactic treatment for reducing conjunctival bacterial load and the rate of needle contamination in patients undergoing intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection. Enrolled patients were randomized to either the study group (0.6% povidone iodine, three day-prophylactic treatment before the injection) or to the control group (placebo, three day-prophylactic treatment). Conjunctival swabs were obtained before and after the prophylactic treatment in both groups. Intravitreal injections were performed in a sterile fashion. The injection needle and a control needle were collected for microbiological culture. Data from 254 and 253 eyes in the study group and control group, respectively, were analyzed. Bacterial growth from conjunctival swab cultures was significantly lower after 0.6% povidone iodine prophylaxis compared to baseline and to placebo prophylaxis (p < 0.001), showing an 82% eradication rate in the study group. No injection needle showed bacterial contamination in the study group, whereas six needles were culture-positive in the control group (p = 0.015). No serious ocular and non-ocular adverse events were recorded. The 0.6% povidone iodine solution proved an effective treatment in reducing conjunctival bacterial load and risk of needle contamination.

Published
2019

32. miRNAs in the vitreous humor of patients affected by idiopathic epiretinal membrane and macular hole

Author

Russo A, Ragusa M, Barbagallo C, Longo A, Avitabile T, Uva MG, Bonfiglio V, Toro M, Caltabiano R, Mariotti C, Boscia F, Romano MR, Di Pietro C, Barbagallo D, Purrello M, Reibaldi M, Russo, Andrea, Ragusa, Marco, Barbagallo, Cristina, Longo, Antonio, Avitabile, Teresio, Uva, Maurizio G, Bonfiglio, Vincenza, Toro, Mario D, Caltabiano, Rosario, Mariotti, Cesare, Boscia, Francesco, Romano, Mario R, Di Pietro, Cinzia, Barbagallo, Davide, Purrello, Michele, Reibaldi, Michele, Russo, A, Ragusa, M, Barbagallo, C, Longo, A, Avitabile, T, Uva, Mg, Bonfiglio, V, Toro, M, Caltabiano, R, Mariotti, C, Boscia, F, Romano, Mr, Di Pietro, C, Barbagallo, D, Purrello, M, and Reibaldi, M

Subjects
Male, Multidisciplinary, lcsh:R, lcsh:Medicine, Correction, Down-Regulation, Epiretinal Membrane, Middle Aged, Retinal Perforations, Vitreous Body, MicroRNAs, Vitrectomy, Humans, lcsh:Q, Female, Prospective Studies, lcsh:Science, Transcriptome, miRNA, macular hole
Abstract

The aim of the present study was to assess the expression of miRNAs in the Vitreous Humor (VH) of patients with Macular Hole (MH) and Epiretinal Membrane (ERM) compared to a control group.In this prospective, comparative study, 2-ml of VH was extracted from the core of the vitreous chamber in consecutive patients who underwent standard vitrectomy for ERM and MH. RNA was extracted and TaqMan® Low Density Arrays (TLDAs) were used to profile the transcriptome of 754 miRNAs. Results were validated by single TaqMan® assays. Finally, we created a biological network of differentially expressed miRNA targets and their nearest neighbors.Overall 10 eyes with MH, 16 eyes with idiopathic ERM and 6 controls were enrolled in the study. Profiling data identified 5 miRNAs differentially expressed in patients affected by MH and ERM with respect to controls. Four were downregulated (miR-19b, miR-24, miR-155, miR-451) and 1 was downregulated (miR-29a); TaqMan® assays of the VH of patients affected by MH and ERM, with respect to controls, showed that the most differentially expressed were miR-19b (FC -9.13, p:0.00004), mir-24 (FC -7.52, p:0.004) and miR-142-3p (FC -5.32, p:0.011). Our network data showed that deregulation of differentially expressed miRNAs induces an alteration of several pathways associated with genes involved in both MH and ERM.The present study suggests that disregulation of miR-19b, miR-24 and miR-142-3p, might be related to the alterations that characterize patients affected by MH and ERM.

Published
2017

48. Malattie dell'apparato visivo

Author

MIGLIOR, STEFANO, Avitabile, T, Bonini, S, Campos, E, Mastropasqua, L., Miglior, S, Avitabile, T, Bonini, S, Campos, E, and Mastropasqua, L

Subjects
apparato visivo
Published
2014

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