Macular Functional and Morphological Changes in Intermediate Age-Related Maculopathy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate macular preganglionic function and to verify its relationship with retinal and choroidal morphology in patients with intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD) patients.

Methods: All included patients performed multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) for investigating on macular function from the central 15° of foveal eccentricity, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) for studying retinal structure, enhanced depth imaging OCT (EDI-OCT) for the measure of choroidal vascularity index (CVI), and OCT-angiography (OCTA) for the evaluation of vessel density (VD) in the superficial and deep capillary plexus, and choriocapillaris (CC) layer.

Results: Twenty-seven patients with iAMD and 20 age-matched control eyes were analyzed.

Correction to: Effects of Macuprev Supplementation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Double-Blind Randomized Morpho-Functional Study Along 6 Months of Follow-Up.

The article ''Effects of Macuprev Supplementation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Double-Blind Randomized Morpho-Functional Study Along 6 Months of FollowUp'', written by Mariacristina Parravano, Massimiliano Tedeschi, Daniela Manca, Eliana Costanzo, Antonio Di Renzo, Paola Giorno, Lucilla Barbano, Lucia Ziccardi, Monica Varano, Vincenzo Parisi was originally published electronically on the publisher's internet portal (currently SpringerLink) on June 25, 2019 without Open Access. The article has now been made Open Access.

Effects of Macuprev Supplementation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Double-Blind Randomized Morpho-Functional Study Along 6 Months of Follow-Up.

Background: To evaluate the effects of Macuprev supplementation on macular function and structure in intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) along 6 months of follow-up.

Methods: In this double-blind, monocentric, randomized, and prospective study, 30 patients with intermediate AMD were enrolled and randomly divided into two age-similar groups: 15 patients (AMD-M group; mean age 68.50 ± 8.

A Comparison Among Different Automatically Segmented Slabs to Assess Neovascular AMD using Swept Source OCT Angiography.

Purpose: We systematically compare the intermodality and interreader agreement in age-related macular degeneration(AMD)-associated neovascularization assessment for optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images obtained using different slabs.

Methods: We collected data from 48 patients (50 eyes) with type 1 or 2 neovascularization (NV) and AMD. Subjects were imaged with a swept source (SS)-OCTA system.

Assessment of eating disorders with the diabetes eating problems survey - revised (DEPS-R) in a representative sample of insulin-treated diabetic patients: a validation study in Italy.

Background: The purpose of the study was to evaluate in a sample of insulin-treated diabetic patients, with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the psychometric characteristics of the Italian version of the DEPS-R scale, a diabetes-specific self-report questionnaire used to analyze disordered eating behaviors.

Methods: The study was performed on 211 consecutive insulin-treated diabetic patients attending two specialist centers. Lifetime prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) according to DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria were assessed by means of the Module H of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV Axis I Disorder and the Module H modified, according to DSM-5 criteria.

Effect of chocolate and Propolfenol on rabbit spermatogenesis and sperm quality following bacterial lipopolysaccharide treatment.

The aims of the study were to evaluate the effects of chocolate and propolis-enriched diets on rabbit spermatogenesis, sperm motility, and ultrastructure following bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment. Thirty-two New Zealand White rabbits were divided into four groups. The LPS-Propolfenol(®) group received propolis (500 mg/kg/day) in their diet for 15 days, while the LPS-chocolate group was fed 70% cacao chocolate (1 g/1 kg/day) for the same period.