Utilising Narrative Medicine to Identify Key Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Dry Eye Disease: An Italian Multicentre Study.

Introduction: Despite an improved understanding of its pathogenesis, dry eye disease (DED) remains relatively underestimated and its treatment challenging. A better alignment between the clinical evaluation and the patient self-assessment also requires capturing the whole patient experience of DED. This project aimed to unveil this experience through narrative medicine (NM).

Comparative analysis of surgically induced astigmatism following cataract surgery: influence of previous myopic correction and corneal parameters.

Purpose: This retrospective study investigated the impact of corneal parameters on surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) in eyes with prior myopic correction undergoing cataract surgery.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, San Marino Hospital, San Marino, Republic of San Marino.

Design: This case-control study analyzed existing data retrospectively, without randomization or masking.

Rotational Stability of a New Progressive Toric Hydrophobic Intraocular Lens With Gradually Decreasing Cylinder Power.

Purpose: To investigate the rotational stability of a new hydrophobic C-loop one-piece toric intraocular lens (IOL).

Methods: In this retrospective multicenter case series, the Avansee Preload1P Toric Clear (Kowa Co Ltd) was implanted using a digital marking system. Its orientation was assessed with retroillumination photographs at 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months.

Live surgery outcomes in cataract surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate and compare the outcomes of live surgery (LS) and no-live surgery (NLS) on cataract surgery with implantation of different types of intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Methods: Retrospective, contralateral eye, case series of patients that underwent cataract surgery in live or non-live view during two consecutive editions of national meetings. Both eyes of the same patients were implanted with the same IOL, one in LS and the other in NLS.

Comparison of clinical performance and subjective outcomes between two diffractive trifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) and one monofocal IOL in bilateral cataract surgery.

Background: To compare clinical outcomes and subjective experience after bilateral implantation of two diffractive trifocal and one monofocal intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Methods: Fourty-eight patients received bilateral implantation of the RayOne Trifocal IOL (Rayner), the AcrySof IQ PanOptix IOL (Alcon), or the AcrySof IQ SN60WF IOL (Alcon). At 1-month, 3-month, and 12-month follow-up visits, the tested outcomes were monocular and binocular uncorrected and corrected distance, intermediate at 70 cm, and near at 30 cm visual acuities, subjective refractive outcomes, defocus curves, contrast sensitivity and ocular aberrometry.

Supporting IOL'S in a Deficient Capsular Environment: The Tale of No "Tails".

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the following three distinct surgical procedures for secondary IOL implantation without capsular support: Iris-claw lens, flanged transscleral fixated IOLs (Yamane technique), and sutureless transscleral hook IOL fixation (Carlevale IOL).

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective comparative study, three different sutureless IOL implantation techniques were compared in patients without any capsular support. Visual acuity and outcomes were analyzed in 24 eyes of 23 patients (14 male and 9 female).

One Year Outcomes and Stability of a Novel Scleral Anchored Intraocular Lens.

Purpose: To assess one year results and stability of the implantation of a scleral anchored intraocular lens (IOL).

Design: Interventional prospective case series.

Methods: Sixty eyes of 60 patients affected by either aphakia or IOL dislocation were included in this study.

Utility of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in the surgical planning of superficial sclerectomy in oculodermal melanocytosis (nevus of Ota): A case report and review of literature.

Purpose: to report the utility of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (AS OCT) for planning superficial sclerectomy in a patient with nevus of Ota.

Observations: Oculodermal melanocytosis, also called nevus of Ota, is a benign pigmentary disorder that involves the skin innervated by the first and second branches of the trigeminal nerve. To reduce these black or brownish lesions, different surgical treatments have been reported, such as flipped scleral flap, sclera allograft and the grabbing method.

Evaluation of the Morphology of Ganglion Cell Complex and Functional Outcomes after Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling with Macular Abrasion in Idiopathic Macular Hole.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the morphology of ganglion cell complex (GCC) along with functional outcomes in patients undergoing vitrectomy with ILM peeling and macular abrasion with Tano diamond dusted membrane scrapers (DDMS) for three different stages of the idiopathic macular hole (IMH).

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between April 2019 and December 2019. 33 patients with IMH were included and divided into three groups: stage I, stage II, and stage IV.

Ex vivo photoactivated chromophore for keratitis-corneal crosslinking on inverted graft: new approach to manage interface infectious keratitis after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty.

A 44-year-old man affected by keratoconus underwent deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). Two weeks postoperatively, slitlamp examination showed grayish-white lesions in the donor-host interface. Corneal scraping and donor broth culture tested negative for both bacteria and fungi.

Limited Vitrectomy versus Complete Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membranes: A Comparative Multicenter Trial.

Purpose: To evaluate whether limited vitrectomy is as effective as complete vitrectomy in eyes with epiretinal membrane (ERM) and to compare the surgical times and rates of complications.

Methods: In this multicentre European study, data of eyes with ERM that underwent vitrectomy from January 2017 to July 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. In the limited vitrectomy group, a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) was induced up till the equator as opposed to complete PVD induction till the vitreous base in the comparison group.

In vivo evaluation of a 1-piece foldable sutureless intrascleral fixation intraocular lens using ultrasound biomicroscopy and anterior segment OCT.

Purpose: To evaluate the optic plate and haptics of a specially designed sutureless intrascleral-fixated intraocular lens (IOL) using ultrasound biomicroscopy and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT).

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, San Marino Hospital, Republic of San Marino.

Design: Retrospective observational case series.

A novel intraocular lens designed for sutureless scleral fixation: surgical series.

Purpose: To report a retrospective series of patients implanted with a novel hydrophilic acrylic single-piece intraocular lens (IOL) designed for sutureless scleral fixation (FIL-SSF Carlevale lens, Soleko, Italy) injectable through a 2.2-mm incision.

Methods: Seventy-eight patients with minimum 6-month follow-up were divided into 6 groups: dropped nucleus, luxated IOL, trauma, aphakia, IOL exchange, and Marfan's syndrome.

Intraocular lens power calculation in eyes with keratoconus.

Purpose: To assess the refractive accuracy of different formulas for intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in eyes with keratoconus.

Setting: IRCCS Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy.

Design: Multicenter retrospective interventional study.

Influence of Posterior Corneal Astigmatism on Total Corneal Astigmatism in Eyes With Keratoconus.

Purpose: To measure posterior corneal astigmatism (PCA) and investigate its influence on total corneal astigmatism (TCA) in eyes with keratoconus.

Methods: Keratometric astigmatism (KA), PCA, and TCA were investigated by means of a dual Scheimpflug analyzer in patients with keratoconus. Vector analysis was carried out with the Næser polar value method.

Phenotypic Spectrum of Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type II in Two Italian Families Presenting an Unusual Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type I Clinical Appearance.

Clinical, instrumental, and genetic findings are reported in Italian families with Type II Granular Corneal Dystrophies (GCD2) presenting an initial unusual presentation of a Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type I (GCD1) phenotypic spectrum in female descendants. Slit-lamp examinations showed the typical phenotypic features of GCD2 in both mothers and a phenotypic appearance of GCD1 in both daughters. Despite the different phenotypic onset, the genetic diagnostic testing revealed the presence of a mutation in the TGFB-I gene, typical of GCD2 in both cases, excluding GCD1.

Two-step LASIK with topography-guided ablation to correct astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy, predictability, stability, and safety of a two-step LASIK procedure using topography-guided ablation to correct astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty.

Methods: Fifteen eyes of 15 patients underwent a two-step LASIK procedure at the Maggiore Hospital of Bologna, Italy. In the first step, a flap was created using the Hansatome microkeratome.

Conservative treatment of early and moderate pellucid marginal degeneration: a new refractive approach with intracorneal rings.

Objective: To evaluate the use of the intracorneal ring (ICR; Intacs, Addition Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA) for the treatment of pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD).

Design: Case series.