Publications by authors named "Matteo Pederzolli"

The purpose of this study was to describe a case and clinical course of simultaneous anterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (AC-pIOL) removal, implantation of a posterior chamber phakic intraocular implantable collamer lens (ICL), and Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). This was a case report of a 44-year-old male with a unilateral decompensated cornea from a displaced Duet-Kelman lens on his left eye that underwent pIOL extraction and implantation of a posterior chamber phakic intraocular ICL and simultaneous DMEK. After 6 months, the cornea of the left eye had regained clarity, the Descemet membrane was graft stable, and the ICL implanted was centered with good vault.

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Purpose: To assess whether topical administration of fosaprepitant improves intractable chronic ocular pain and inflammation.

Methods: We report three clinical cases of female patients with drug-resistant ocular pain associated with inflammatory diseases of the ocular surface. The patients were treated for 3 (case 1) and 4 (cases 2-3) weeks with fosaprepitant eyedrops (0.

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Practical advancements in phacoemulsification techniques and intraocular lenses and the wide availability of phacoemulsification machines have led refractive lens exchange (RLE) to increase in popularity. Ethical boundaries in RLE have subsequently been pushed to include patients at higher risk of complications. In this editorial, we consider RLE outcomes and complications per type of refractive error, together with preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative ethical obligations for refractive surgeons.

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Purpose: To describe a unique case of X-linked Coats'-like retinitis pigmentosa, a form of exudative retinitis pigmentosa, in association with an RPGR variant, and its management with intravitreal anti-vascular endothelium growth factor drugs, along with a peculiar optical coherence tomography finding observed in a late stage of disease.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 33-year-old man previously treated with anti-vascular endothelium growth factors for macular edema came to our clinic for bilateral visual loss.

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Direct leukemic infiltration of the eye is most frequently associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), probably due to its well-known central nervous system (CNS) tropism. Systemic treatment alone may not be sufficient for intraocular leukemia. Data on local treatment are scarce.

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Purpose: To report a case of a 7-year-old male patient with bilateral choroidal caverns (CC) and pachychoroid.

Observations: During the Italian COVID-19 lockdown, a 7-year old boy presented with bilateral vision decline that had started two weeks before. Structural optical coherence tomography revealed pachychoroid and CC bilaterally.

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Purposes: To describe the prevalence of ocular features among COVID-19 patients and their relationship with clinical data, inflammatory markers and respiratory support therapy (including CPAP); to investigate SARS-CoV-2 in ocular secretions of symptomatic patients.

Methods: 172 COVID-19 patients were evaluated for presence of ocular manifestations. Clinical and laboratory data were also reviewed.

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