DEFINITION
The Medical Retina Unit specializes in managing medical conditions affecting the macula (the most central and therefore most crucial part of the retina) and the peripheral retina.
CONDITIONS
The most common conditions treated include: exudative age-related macular degeneration, atrophic age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal vascular occlusions, post-occlusive macular edema, uveitis, inflammatory macular edema, central serous chorioretinopathy, and others.
ACTIVITIES
The Medical Retina Unit offers the most advanced medical, laser, and para-surgical therapies based on the latest clinical protocols for the treatment of retinal diseases.
It also relies on a Diagnostic/Imaging Service equipped with cutting-edge technologies for the diagnosis and in-depth evaluation of retinal conditions, such as:
- Retinography: Non-invasive fundus photography using red-free light, blue-light autofluorescence, near-infrared, and multicolor imaging
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT): Using next-generation devices
- Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green Angiography
- Angio-OCT: A new-generation angiography technique without the need for dyes or contrast agents
- Wide-field Imaging: For studying peripheral retinal diseases
AVAILABLE TREATMENTS
- Standard and Next-Generation Laser Treatments: Laser barrage, traditional laser photocoagulation, sub-threshold micropulse laser
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Intravitreal Injection Therapy
Our service participates in numerous national and international clinical trials involving new drugs or therapeutic strategies for the treatment of degenerative maculopathies, including exudative age-related macular degeneration, atrophic age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, post-occlusive macular edema, inflammatory macular edema, central serous chorioretinopathy, and others.
