Publications by authors named "Riccardo Merli"

: This study aimed to describe the outcomes of a staged procedure combining Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and sutureless scleral fixation (SSF) of a one-piece intraocular lens (IOL) in a case series. Co-performing endothelial keratoplasty (EK) and SSF is associated with intraoperative and postoperative complications such as graft deployment difficulties, air migration, graft detachment, and IOL opacification or tilt, all of which are evaluated in this study. This is a retrospective observational case series.

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A 51-year-old male underwent vitrectomy with retrobulbar anesthesia for retinal detachment. Post surgery, he experienced systemic hypotension which normalized after 3 h. The day after, he complained of a central scotoma in the operated eye.

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Background: Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell layer (GCL) measurements can be influenced by many factors including the presence of concomitant retinal diseases. The aim of this study it to assess the impact of epiretinal membrane (ERM) on RNFL and GCL assessment using optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods: GCL, peripapillary RNFL (pRNFL), and Bruch's Membrane Opening Minimum Rim Width (BMO-MRW) thicknesses were analysed using an SD-OCT (Spectralis OCT) in eyes with idiopathic ERM and compared with a control group.

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  • The study investigates the effectiveness of preservative-free 0.6% povidone-iodine eye drops in reducing bacterial load in the conjunctiva of patients scheduled for intravitreal treatment compared to untreated control eyes.
  • It involved 208 patients who applied the eye drops three times a day for three days, with swabs taken before and after treatment to analyze bacterial presence.
  • Results showed a significant reduction in bacterial load, with an 80% eradication rate and coagulase-negative Staphylococci being the most commonly isolated bacteria.
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The aim of this study was to assess the central macular imaging captured with an optical biometer based on full-eye-length Swept-Source OCT (SS-OCT) scan as a screening strategy for identifying macular diseases in patients scheduled for cataract surgery. 1,114 eyes of 749 consecutive patients underwent a biometrical examination with IOLMaster 700 SS-OCT technology (Carl Zeiss) and conventional Spectral-Domain OCT (SD-OCT) (Spectralis OCT, Heidelberg) device analysis on the same day. Seven examiners graded the scans individually in a full-masked mode.

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