Publications by authors named "F Morescalchi"

Purpose: To describe features in silicone oil keratopathy using multimodal imaging and histopathological examination.

Methods: Case report.

Result: A 21-year-old male developed right corneal decompensation in the heavy SO (HSO)-filled eye.

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Purpose: To compare the predicted vault using machine learning with the achieved vault using the online manufacturer's nomogram in patients undergoing posterior chamber implantation with an implantable collamer lens (ICL).

Setting: Centro Oculistico Bresciano, Brescia, Italy, and I.R.

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Silicone oils (SO) are used as long-term intraocular tamponades and have an irreplaceable role in vitreoretinal surgery. They can, however, be associated with multiple and potentially severe complications, involving different ocular tissues, in particular retina and cornea. Recent advances in ophthalmic imaging have allowed the precise characterization of retinal and corneal microstructural changes, at a subclinical level.

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This topical review aimed to update and clarify the behavioral, pharmacological, surgical, and optical strategies that are currently available to prevent and reduce myopia progression. Myopia is the commonest ocular abnormality; reinstated interest is associated with high and increasing prevalence, especially but not, in the Asian population and progressive nature in children. The growing global prevalence seems to be associated with both genetic and environmental factors such as spending more time indoor and using digital devices, particularly during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

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Purpose: The purpose of this article is to report a case of sudden onset ischemic retinal central vein occlusion after a second dose of COVID-19 adenoviral vector vaccine.

Case Report/observations: A 54-year-old woman with systemic arterial hypertension developed ischemic central retinal vein occlusion in her right eye on day 2 after the second dose of COVID-19 adenoviral vector vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/ AZD1222, Oxford-AstraZeneca.

Conclusion: Adenoviral vector vaccine promotes both cellular and humoral immune responses, increasing the level of inflammatory cytokines.

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