On March 8th and 9th, COMiB researchers attended the Nederlands Contact lens Congress (NCC) 2026 in Veldhoven.
Prof. Fabrizio Zeri brought a little magic with his talk: “Potions, not poisons: optimizing contact lens solutions for comfort and safety”
Dr. Giulia Carlotta Rizzo presented her reasearch “Experiencing contact lens wear encourages young adults to consider their use: findings from the ATP study”.
Moreover, during the one-hour session “Artificial Intelligence in Education and Research” hosted by IACLE, Fabrizio Zeri and Alison Ng gave the oral presentation “Evaluation of AI in assessing students’ group work”.
The COMiB attended the annual congress of the RCLSO society. Dr. Erika Ponzini presented her research “The hidden impact of early wear: Detecting the subtle alterations in tear fluid and contact lens hydration”, highlighting how even subtle changes can affect vision quality and contact lens comfort. A valuable opportunity to share scientific results and strengthen dialogue within the optometric community.
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.
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.
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.
Who’s on the cover? It’s us! 
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.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.
Download the final version of the article “Tear biomarkers” by Erika Ponzini, published in Advances in Clinical Chemistry.
