The COMiB took part in the Second Congress in Optics and Optometry hosted by the University of Padua! In the photo: four Master’s students in Optometry and Vision Science from the University of Milano-Bicocca – two from the Bachelor’s program in Milano-Bicocca and two from the Bachelor’s program in Padua – together with one of the congress organizers and the president of the Master’s program in Milano-Bicocca. A valuable opportunity for exchange and growth, strengthening collaboration between universities and highlighting the role of our students in the scientific community.
Communication
2nd runner-up at the BCLA 2025 Poster Competition
The poster “CL sustainability behaviours among soft CL wearers: an international survey” by Zeri F, Shinde L, Naroo S, Woods CA, Aakre BM, Arshad M, Bakkar M, Barodawala FS, Carrillo G, Chetty E, Dominguez-Vicent A, Liaw H, Lira M, Livi S, Martinet LA, Marx S, Nosch D, Jones D, Ruiz-Alcocer J, Santoro C, Steca P, Tavazzi S, was awarded at the BCLA 2025 poster competition.
“Biomimetic Recognition of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor-Binding Domain N-Glycans” is online
Download the final version of the paper “Biomimetic Recognition of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor-Binding Domain N-Glycans by an Antiviral Synthetic Receptor” by Ponzini E and co-authors, published in ChemBioChem. The article is open access.
COMiB on the Vision’s cover
Who’s on the cover? It’s us! Our latest article “Corneal Endothelial Microscopy: Manual vs Automatic-Who does it better?” published in Vision has been selected for the cover of the journal!
A result we’re proud of and excited to share with all of you.
Stay tuned to learn more about our work and research!
“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!
“Mass Spectrometry-based Tear Proteomics” is among the top 10 most-cited papers
Our research paper “Mass Spectrometry-based Tear Proteomics for Noninvasive Biomarker Discovery” published in Mass Spectrometry Reviews, has made it to the top 10 most-cited papers!
A heartfelt thank you to our research team and all the scientists who cited our work. Your support drives us to continue our exploration for noninvasive diagnostic solutions.
For anyone interested in how tear proteomics can revolutionize biomarker discovery, you can find our paper here.
“Tear biomarkers” is online
Download the final version of the article “Tear biomarkers” by Erika Ponzini, published in Advances in Clinical Chemistry.
“Comparing automated and manual assessments of tear break-up time” is available online
The paper “Comparing automated and manual assessments of tear break-up time using different non-invasive devices and a fluorescein procedure” published on Scientific Reports by Fabrizio Zeri, Giulia Carlotta Rizzo, Erika Ponzini & Silvia Tavazzi is now available online.
UFYE at MIDO 2024
UNIFORYOUREYES, the project started in 2019 as a permanent optometric examination service with glasses supply in collaboration with institutions, associations, and companies, will be presented at Otticlub MIDO on Monday 5 February 2024 at 10 a.m.
IACLE EAMA national meeting chaired by regional director Fabrizio Zeri
On June 27th, at Alcon Experience Academy in Barcelona, a one-hour IACLE EAMA national meeting was arranged for Italian contact lens practitioners and educators in conjunction with a 2-day educational event arranged by Alcon. The IACLE meeting, titled “New challenges in CL teaching: round table”, was chaired by EAME regional director Dr. Fabrizio Zeri.
The panel comprised Prof Josè Manuel Gonzales-Meijome from University of Minho, Prof David Pinero from the University of Alicante, and Dr. Alberto Recchioni from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham. Participants discussed how CL teaching can be changed by the new challenges of artificial intelligence and, also the need to add new knowledge of modern instrumentations and CL materials to the programs. Fifty Italian delegates attended the event in presence, moreover 40 participants from Spain and Portugal joined the event remotely too.