On Sunday, October 20, 2024 COMiB participated in the 7th edition of CorriBicocca an event organized by the University of Milano-Bicocca, CUS Milano and CUS Bicocca. Alessandro Duse, Giulia Carlotta Rizzo and some third-years students in Optics and Optometry degree provided quick, free visual screening (i.e., visual acuity) to the athletes and their families. They also informed them about several active projects at the research centre COMiB.
Author: silvia.trabattoni@unimib.it
World Sight Day 2024
The COMiB Research Center in Optics and Optometry at Milano-Bicocca wishes you a Happy World Sight Day!
There couldn’t be a better day than 10/10 to remind you to take care of your vision. Protect it every day for a brighter future!
Giulia Rizzo at SIF 2024 Congress
Fabrizio Zeri at SIF 2024 Congress
110th National Congress of the Italian Physical Society – Optometry Symposium
The COMiB group and its collaborators will participate in the Optometry Symposium of the 110th National Congress of the Italian Physical Society in Bologna (9-13 September) with the following oral communications:
- Children with dyslexia too show the practice effect on the Rate of Reading Test. Presented by Dr. Fabrizio Zeri
- Assessment of duochrome test efficacy across age groups. Presented by Giulia Carlotta Rizzo
- Choroidal thickness measurements: challenges in clinical practice. Presented by Dr. Beatrice Terni De Gregory
- Water kinetics coefficients to compare the dehydration properties of different CL polymers. Presented by prof. Anna Galli
- Irregular diffusion of water in worn Etafilcon A contact lenses. Presented by prof. Silvia Tavazzi
- Assessing the impact of lysozyme adsorption on the friction coefficient in Etafilcon A contact lenses. Presented by Dr. Erika Ponzini
- Trattamenti oftalmologici avanzati: copolimeri per il rilascio di molecole attive sulla superficie oculare. Presented by Gloria Astolfi
Training course at COMiB
The training and updating course on soft contact lenses and tear film organized by Bausch & Lomb – Iom and the University of Milano-Bicocca at the University’s COMiB Research Center continues.
Admission call for the Master’s Degree in Optometry and Vision Science
The ADMISSION CALL for the Master’s Degree in OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE has been published here under the section “Admission and Enrolment” – “CALL FOR ADMISSION 2024/2025 A.Y”.
It is recommended to carefully read the call.
Further information on the Master’s Degree course are reported on the e-learning page
“Development, Optimization,and Clinical Relevance of Lactoferrin Delivery Systems” is online
Download the final version of the article “Development, Optimization, and Clinical Relevance of Lactoferrin Delivery Systems: A Focus on Ocular Delivery” by Erika Ponzini et al., published in Pharmaceutics.The article is open access!
Master’s Degree in Optometry and Vision Science: follow the updates!
To be updated on the Master’s Degree Course in OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE at Milano-Bicocca, keep an eye on the announcements on the e-learning page
The VisionOttica Award 2024 awardees
Two graduates from the University of Milan-Bicocca ranked first and third in the 11th edition of the VisionOttica Award by Vision Group in collaboration with ALOeO, Albo degli Ottici Optometristi (Federottica) and the Italian universities offering a degree course in Optics and Optometry. A special award was also given to the Degree Course at Milano-Bicocca for advancements in research and development in optics and optometry.
First place was awarded to Dr. Elena Pagetti for her thesis titled: “Psychometric Evaluation of the Italian Version of the Symptoms Assessment iN Dry Eye – SANDE”.
Third place went to Dr. Giulia Nero for her thesis titled: “Evaluation of Ocular Aberrations in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery with EDOF IOL Implantation.”