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Floretina Icoor Meeting 2024
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December 05 - December 08, 2024
Florence, Fortezza da Basso
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MYOPIA AND RELATED COMPLICATIONS
The incidence in the world of nearsightedness is on the rise. The association with other ocular diseases and the impact of myopia complications are quite frequent. Discover our new section with lessons on medical and surgical topics, webinars on new treatment opportunities.
June 11, 2024 - 6.30 PM CEST
Myopia, High Myopia, Myopia Progression: a global challenge?
Moderators: Luca Buzzonetti, Paolo Nucci, Roberto Rasia Dal Polo (Journalist, TV presenter and public speaker)
Faculty: Michele Fiore, Pierluigi Navarra, Giuseppe Lavenia, Francesco Boscia, Marco Fantozzi, Padmaja Sankaridurg, Paolo Nucci
Video presentation
Surf the presentations on myopia associated diseases held during FLORetina-ICOOR 2023.
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Surf the presentations on myopia associated diseases held during FLORetina-ICOOR 2022.
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What's new
in medical retina
A new section focused on macular diseases, with different educational proposals. Companies are invited to contribute to this section, where the debate on the latest treatment options available is particularly trendy.
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Clinical challenges in maculopathies: sharing brolucizumab experiences
December 12, 2023 - 6.30 PM CET
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2022 Congress Abstract book
The abstracts submitted for our 2022 Congress edition are now available, You can download the book in pdf or search a single content.
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Symposium recording
Featuring Apellis symposium held in Rome on 10 December during Floretina Icoor Meeting.
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The editorial team* at Floretina.com is committed to select the news of the month. We will interview established physicians, as well as young ophthalmologists, scientific advisors and Industry representatives. Register on the website to receive news notifications!
*Timothy Norris has been working for ten years in medical communication in the field of ophthalmology. He regularly collaborates as journalist, medical writer and copywriter with influential newspapers and specialised agencies, including Ocular Surgery News, Eyeworld, Retina Today and Media Mice. He is currently working for the media agency Etcetera Communication.
ZEISS MyoCare lenses: updating progress
Jun 03, 2024While the development of strategies and innovation for the prevention of myopia and high myopia in children is gaining momentum in the post pandemic world, there is still a lack of data regarding the effectiveness of these methods across different ethnic groups and with larger samples that could provide a more robust body of evidence. Read more
ZEISS MyoCare: focusing ideas
Apr 05, 2023The ongoing global growth of myopia is reaching worrisome proportions. As shown already in a 2016 study by Holden et al, the observed trend and prevalence of eastern Asia is already indicating nearsightedness as one of the candidates to the role of pandemic disease. Read more
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Diabetic macular edema: OCT retinal biomarkers as predictive factors of treatment response and long-term visual outcome
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness in working-aged people worldwide[1]. Diabetic macular edema (DME) occurs in nearly 12% of patients with DR and represents a frequent complication of diabetes resulting from disruption of blood-retinal barrier and accumulation of fluid in the retina, which can lead to significant central visual loss if left untreated[2]. Read more
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Bilateral papilledema associated with retinal hemorrhagic appearance as earliest sign of spinal cord tumor
A 57-year-old obese patient admitted to our ophthalmic department complaining of bilateral sense of eye swelling and mild blurring vision. The anterior segment and pupillary reflex were normal on ophthalmological testing. Likewise, eye movements were preserved and she did not report diplopia in any position of gaze. Dilated fundus examination revealed bilateral hemorrhagic papilledema, pre-retinal hemorrhages in both eyes, dot and blot hemorrhages in the peripheral retina. Visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. Routine hematological investigations revealed increased both Von Willebrand factor and ristocetin factor and LAC positivity. The lumbar puncture (LP) showed elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast of brain and spinal cord showed signs of intracranial hypertension and the presence of two lesions in continuity with each other respectively located at T12-L1 and L1-L2. Radiologic features were compatible with the diagnosis of ependymoma. A surgical procedure was conducted and confirmed the diagnosis after anatomical pathology analysis.
Isolated Foveal Hypoplasia
A-60-year-old female patient without remarkable ocular and/ or systemic history referred for a routine eye examination. Best corrected visual acuties were 20/25 in both eyes. SD-OCT scan cutting through the center revealed lack of foveal pit. In OCT-A slabs, FAZ was not appreciated at superficial and deep capillary plexus levels. She was diagnosed as isolated foveal hypoplasia.
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Central retinal artery occlusion
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion with Hypertensive Retinopathy
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Clinical cases
Clinical case of the month
Fish Tail flecks
A 55-year-old male patient was referred to our medical retina unit for bilateral vision loss occurred in the last year. Fundus examination revealed bilateral macular atrophy with foveal sparing surrounded by yellowish ‘fish tail flecks’ all over the posterior pole. SD-OCT, FAF, FA and ERG were performed. Genetic evaluation confirmed diagnosis of Stargardt Disease.
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