Dr. Tanga Lucia
Medical Activity: Works at IRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti in the offices of Via Livenza, 3 and Via di Santo Stefano Rotondo 6, at the British Hospital, Rome
Scientific publications: PubMed
E-mail: lucia.tanga@fondazionebietti.it
– Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 110/110 and Lode
– Specialization in Ophthalmology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 50/50 and Lode
– Glaucoma Research Fellowship, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
– Master II level “GLAUCOMA: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT” at the University of Pisa
– Head of European pharmacovigilance accredited by EudraVigilance knowledge evaluation.
– Expert in GCP
Works at G. B. Bietti since 2015
- Associazione italiana studiosi del glaucoma (AISG)
- Società italiana di oftalmologia (SOI)
– Multi-center clinical study of 2×3 months, single-blind, comparing Ganfort and Duotrav in reducing intaocular pressure in patients with Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma or Primary Open Angle Glaucoma treated with Xalacom.
– Diagnostic accuracy of the Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph 3
– Multicenter study on age-related biomechanical changes of the cornea
– THE UK GLAUCOMA TREATMENT STUDY
– Study of the therapeutic equivalence of latanoprost pk and xalatan. Randomized double-blind clinical study in patients with glaucoma or endo-ocular hypertension
– Reproducibility and accuracy of the cirrus-OCT
– Comparison between the Moorfields Multi Location Motion Displacement test (MDT) and conventional perimetry in healthy eyes and sheared glaucoma
– Study of the epidemiology of glaucomatous disease in the urban population of the city of Rome
– European retrospective study on the rate of progression of open-angle glaucoma
– Single-blind, multicenter, three-month pilot study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the fixed combination bimatoprost / timolol vs latanoprost in patients with open-angle glaucoma at high risk of glaucomatous disease progression never treated before
– Learning effect of sita-swap perimetry (swedish interactive algorithm short-wavelength) in patients with ocular hypertension
– Change in the morphological and functional patterns of the ocular surface in patient treated with latanoprost after the use of TSP 0,5% preservative free eyedrops. Randomized, prospective, single masked, multicenter study
– Reproducibility and accuracy of the RTVue OCT
– SITA SWAP (Swedish interactive algorithm short-wavelength) perimetry in patients with glaucoma: Evaluation of patients with altered retinal nerve fiber layer with standard SITA and SITA SWAP perimeters
– Comparison between the incidence and severity of conjunctival hyperemia associated with the topical use of bimatoprost 0.01% and latanoprost 0.005% in glaucomatous or ocular hypertensive patients
– Comparison between the effects of Bimatoprost 0.01% and Timolol 0.5% on circadian intraocular pressure
– Evaluation of the genetic characteristics of pigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma and in other forms of glaucoma
– Phase III, randomized, double-blind, 6-month clinical study with the aim of comparing the efficacy and safety of a preservative-free fixed-dose combination of tafluprost eye drops 0.0015% and timolol eye drops 0 , 5% with tafluprost eye drops 0.0015% and timolol eye drops 0.5% given as monotherapy in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension
– A 2-year, multicenter, double-masked, randomized, parallel study of the safety of LUMIGAN® 0.1 mg / mL compared with LUMIGAN® 0.3 mg / mL in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension
– Multi-Center Study Comparing Efficacy and Tolerability of TRAVATAN Solution without BAK, containing Polyquad Preservative (0,004% travoprost) in Patients Previously on latanoprost 0,005% or bimatoprost 0,01% ophthalmic solution Monotherapy
– Evaluation of the therapeutic equivalence of Travoprost Pr and Travatan®. Randomized double-blind clinical study in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
– Prot. N ° 006-02-Prospective longitudinal study for the evaluation of the development of diseases on the ocular surface. Comparison between Treatment-Naive patients (not having received specific treatments) with ocular hypertension or glaucoma compared to patients without elevated ocular pressure. (SAHARA)
– Influence of pupillary dilation in measurements of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), optic nerve head (ONH) and ganglion cell layer (GCC) with Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Spectral Domain (RTVue-100)
– Learning effect of the Heidelberg Edge Perimeter (HEP) in patients with ocular hypertension.
– Lumigan 0.1 ® in daily outpatient activity: retrospective study
– Evaluate the effectiveness of Miotrab administered three times a day in reducing intraocular pressure
– Efficacy of an ophthalmic solution based on cyanocobalamin, taurine and hyaluronic acid in patients receiving ocular hypotonizing drugs
– Comparison of the effect of bimatoprost-timolol fixed combination in reducing intraocular pressure versus fixed combinations of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors-timolol in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension not controlled by monotherapy: retrospective study
– Intraocular pressure and tolerability Study of Preservative Free Bimatoprost 0.03% Unit Dose (BUDPF) or preservative free Latanoprost 0.005% Unit Dose (LUDPF) (Monoprost®) in patients with Ocular hypertension or glaucoma: A Randomized, single masked, 3 month cross- over, Investigator led, European multicentre Trial (SPORT)
– Side effects of preservatives: clinical, cytological and instrumental evaluation of the ocular surface
– Evaluation of BDNF and NGF levels in plasma and tears of patients with glaucoma, NTs and glaucoma.
– Proteomic study of the sclero-corneal trabeculae in glaucoma
– A phase IV study on the changes in ocular signs and symptoms in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma switched from Ganfort® eye drops (bimatoprost 0.03% / timolol 0.5%) to Taptiqom® eye drops (tafluprost 0.0015% / timolol 0.5 %).
– Clinical performance of Compass in the diagnosis of glaucoma: a comparision with HFA (CMP_002)
– To evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Bimatoprost 0.01% (BIMMD) and Tafluprost single-dose 15 µg / ml (TUDPF) (SAFLUTAN) in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension suitable for prostaglandin therapy: European multicenter study, randomized, cross-over, single blind man, with a masked investigator, lasting six months. (SPORT II)
– Safety and efficacy with Twice Daily Brinzolamide 1% / Brimonidine 0.2% (SIMBRINZA) as an Adjunctive Therapy to Travoprost 0.004% / Timolol 0.5% (DUOTRAV)
– XEN TREATMENT REGISTER (XEN-GTR)
– Efficacy of an ophthalmic solution based on aturine and hyaluronic acid in glaucomatous and ocular hypertensive patients in chronic therapy with ocular hypotonizing drugs (OFTAL PLUS)
– Combination of tafluprost 0.0015% / timolol 0.5% without preservative, fixed dose, in patients with open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension: clinical efficacy, tolerability and safety in a real life scenario. (0240-0024) LOYADA
– A prospective, double-masked, randomized, multicenter, active- controlled, parallel-group, 6-month study assessing the safety and ocular hypotensive efficacy of PG324 Ophthalmic Solution compared to GANFORT® (bimatoprost 0.03% / timolol 0.5%) Ophthalmic Solution in subjects with elevated intraocular pressure (MERCURY 3)
– Evaluation of the vitreous concentration of Citicoline after topical ocular administration: human ocular pharmacokinetic study OMK12017
– Study of ocular dominance in patients with glaucoma
– Evaluation of the effect on the visual function of citicoline in ocular liposomal solution in addition to topical hypotonic therapy in patients with glaucoma. OMK1_LF pre-market clinical investigation
– Measurement of test retest variability in glaucomatous patients using the compass fundus perimeter CMP-003
– Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of T4032 (bimatoprost 0.1% without preservatives) compared to Lumigan 0.01% in patients with ocular hypertension or glaucoma-LT4032-301
– Using crowd-sourced assessment by glaucoma specialists to establish a glaucoma definition for clinical research – CSGS
– Phase III, multinational, multicenter, investigator masked, randomized, active-controlled study to compare the efficacy and safety of DE-130A versus Xalatan® in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension during 3 months, followed by a 12-month follow-up with open-label DE-130A treatment. CATIOPROST – 0130A01SA
– 24-hour efficacy and tolerability of the fixed combination tafluprost-Timolol without preservatives in glaucoma or ocular hypertensive patients already under treatment with latanoprost preserved with BAK. Prospective study in open for 3 months. HERO
– Evaluation of spatial summation in the central 10 degrees of the visual field: development of a neural model for structure-function analysis
– Basic human research study of novel glaucoma endpoints and identification of optimal patient populations forneuroprotection trials CBASICHR0031
– – A Phase 3b Study to Evaluate the Duration of Effect of Bimatoprost SR in Participants with Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension TRITON 1698-301-007
AURORA International Award: best scientific work presented 2012