Phd in INNOVATIVE BIOTECH SOLUTIONS FOR SENSORY ORGANS
DISEASES

Research: Use of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in Corneal Transplants in Animal Models: From Basic Research to Clinical Application.

Personal Situation
Specialized in Ophthalmology

01/10/2016 – 09/11/2020 Specialization in Ophthalmology at Università Campus Bio-Medico, Rome (RM)

During my specialization in Ophthalmology (November 2016 - November 2020), I attended the following clinics: geriatric and general clinic, specialized clinic for cornea, retina, and glaucoma, and instrumental diagnostic examination clinic. I also performed a hundred phacoemulsification surgeries as the primary surgeon and assisted as a secondary surgeon in numerous corneal transplant surgeries (PK-DSAEK) and posterior segment surgeries (retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, hemovitreous, evisceration). I performed numerous para-surgical procedures including YAG laser capsulotomy and argon laser retinal treatments for diabetic retinopathy, peripheral regmatogenous degenerations. I participated in numerous national congresses and was a speaker at the following conferences:
SOI 2018 - “Alteration of the Ocular Surface in Patients with Glaucoma”
Continuing Education in Ophthalmology 2018 and 2019 - “Presentation of clinical cases. Anterior segment”

PUBLICATIONS

Co-author and author in the following publications:

Lamellar Macular Holes: Monitoring and Management Strategies.
Coassin M, Mori T, Di Zazzo A, Sgrulletta R, Varacalli G, Bonini S.
Clin Ophthalmol. 2019 Jul 9;13:1173-1182. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S180454 2019.PMID: 31371914. Review.

Neurotrophic Keratopathy: Pros and Cons of Current Treatments.
Di Zazzo A, Coassin M, Varacalli G, Galvagno E, De Vincentis A, Bonini S.
Ocul Surf. 2019 Oct;17(4):619-623. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2019.09.002. Epub 2019 Sep 14.PMID: 31526824 Review.

InflammAging at Ocular Surface: Clinical and Biomolecular Analyses in Healthy Volunteers.
Di Zazzo A, Micera A, Coassin M, Varacalli G, Foulsham W, De Piano M, Bonini S.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019 Apr 1;60(5):1769-1775. doi: 10.1167/iovs.18-25822.PMID: 31022299

A Global Perspective of Pediatric Non-Viral Keratitis: Literature Review.
Di Zazzo A, Antonini M, Fernandes M, Varacalli G, Sgrulletta R, Coassin M.
Int Ophthalmol. 2020 Oct;40(10):2771-2788. doi: 10.1007/s10792-020-01451-z. Epub 2020 Jun 4.PMID: 32500305 Review.

Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Perspectives for Patients.
Bonini S, Di Zazzo A, Varacalli G, Coassin M.
Curr Eye Res. 2020 Nov 5. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1846753.

Long-Term Restoration of Corneal Sensitivity in Neurotrophic Keratopathy After rhNGF Treatment.
Di Zazzo A, Varacalli G, Mori T, Coassin M.
Eur J Ophthalmol. 2020 Aug 27:1120672120953343. doi: 10.1177/1120672120953343.

Challenges in Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Review.
Varacalli G, Di Zazzo A, Mori T, Dohlman TH, Spelta S, Coassin M, Bonini S.
J Clin Med. 2021 Mar 1;10(5):942. doi: 10.3390/jcm10050942.