Publications by authors named "Alessandro D' Uffizi"

Purpose: To evaluate the renewal of corneal nerve structure and function in patients with neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) treated with recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) eye drops.

Design: Prospective, interventional, before-and-after case series.

Methods: This study included 18 patients with NK with a persistent epithelial defect or corneal ulcer, treated with topical rhNGF, and age-matched healthy controls.

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Purpose: To investigate radial peripapillary capillary (RPC) network in patients affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

Methods: Eleven patients (22 eyes) with previous diagnosis of RP and 16 age-matched healthy subjects (16 eyes) were enrolled. The diagnosis of RP was made based on both clinical features and electrophysiological examination.

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Purpose: To report clinical features of Susac's syndrome (SS) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 25-year-old Caucasian female with a history of non-pulsatile migraine, tinnitus, and verbal apraxia complaining of peripheral scotoma in left eye due to branch retinal arteriole occlusion (BRAO) was diagnosed as having SS after audiometric test, brain magnetic resonance imaging, and multimodal retinal imaging.

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