Pierpaolo Emanuele Maimone

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Capsulorhexis pitfalls: is there a relationship between the starting point of the rhexis and the subsequent complications?

This question is addressed to cataract surgery experts: in your experience is there any association of intraoperative complications related to the point where we decide to start the rhexis?

12 April 2019 7,359 6 View

Does Atropine diagnostic eye drops affect vision via retinal molecular mechanisms?

Does Atropine diagnostic eye drops affect vision trough the interaction with inner retina M2 Receptors? I mean a sort of acute / subacute effect after eye drop administration, not its use in...

18 October 2018 2,159 0 View

How are Gabor color patches made in matlab? I wonder how color is modulated dealing with color spaces. Any explanation?

Gabor patches are used in psychophysic experiments to study selective responses of the visual system. What i want to understand is how the color stimulus is generated and how color modulation is...

21 May 2018 6,676 5 View

Which is the optimal timing for the surgery in congenital esotropia?

Different opinions arose in the last few years about the timing for operating chidren with congenital esotropia? What do you suggest and why on the basis of strong scientific evidence?

16 November 2017 413 2 View

What do you think about the prescription of single-use vs multi-use vials eye drops in elderly people. Any known issues or evidence based notions?

It's a known believe that elderly people prefer multi dose vials as eye-drops. Could you discuss about avantages vs disavantages? Anybody knows about peer reviewed studies?

30 October 2017 3,765 3 View

Which is in your opinion the best market choice for a microperimeter with training for visual rehabilitation?

Microperimetry is an important diagnostic tool in patients with macular diseases and plays a role also in rehabilitation in relation to the PRL.

28 April 2017 1,504 9 View

A patient with high astigmatism and poor near acuity: any suggestion?

A pseudophakic patient has a postoperative astigmatism ( I think he underwent an ECCE, he wasn't able to explain me after many years ) of RE 0 - 4.5 ax 80LE +2.75 -7 ax 70. He can see 20/40 for...

20 September 2016 8,027 10 View

Which is in your opinion the best phaco vitrector with reusable tubes for surgery in low incoming countries?

Cataract surgery in low incoming countries represents a huge economic burden. Which are the best strategies in terms of kind of surgery and which kind of phacomachine will you suggest to...

20 May 2016 2,939 8 View

Can anyone offer advice about what to do with a 6 year old girl who is complaining of visual blurring for 3 days?

A 6 year old girl is complaining of visual blurring for 3 days. She says that her vision is foggy all the time. Anamnesis is negative for any possibly related disease. Seated at 3 meter distance...

13 May 2014 9,533 37 View