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COMiB at Università Svelate

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On the occasion of “Università Svelate” the day called by CRUI, the University of Milano-Bicocca is organizing workshops and guided tours to introduce the secrets of the university’s research and scientific activities.

Researchers from the School of Science tell about their research, offer interactive activities to help people understand complex scientific principles, and open the doors to the departments’ laboratories to introduce and illustrate their activities.

The degree course in Optics and Optometry will be present with booth “The iris of the eye seen up close“.

When: March 20, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Where: Galleria della Scienza (piazza della Scienza – ingressi lato edifici Atlas-U1 e Quantum-U2)

Join us at MIDO 2024!

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Poster describing the CSO event held on 4 February 2024 at MIDOThe advanced training course for professionals signed by CSO continues at the Milanese show MIDO 2024. A symposium will be held on the morning of Sunday 4 February in which we will talk about the important role of instruments in the evaluation of contact lens fitting.

The event takes place in the spaces of B2EyesTG, which offers talks, interviews, debates and previews of the sector, in Pavilion 1. After the success of the two previous appointments, which involved a large number of professionals from the supply chain, Fabrizio Zeri of the University of Milan-Bicocca will delve into the topic “How new instruments help in the application of multifocal contact lenses”. Finally, Mauro Frisani of the University of Turin will illustrate the “Use of Scheimpflug camera and ocular aberrometry in the selection and evaluation of contact lenses”. The event will also be broadcast live.

COMiB at AILAC 2023

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Fabrizio Zeri and Giulia C. Rizzo participated in the AILAC 2023 conference held in Rome on November 19 and 20.

Zeri moderated the roundtable discussion titled “Nuove sfide nell’attività clinica e nella formazione in contattologia morbida” while Rizzo contributed with a presentation titled “L’utilizzo della topografia nell’applicazione di LaC morbide”.

Rizzo G discuss her research during the conference
Prof Zeri moderates the discussion during the round table

IACLE webinar – Join us on 13 December

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On Wednesday 13 December at 12 noon UK, IACLE Director Dr Fabrizio Zeri and Giulia Carlotta Rizzo will give a webinar on ”Multifocal Contact Lenses: clinical perspectives and teaching challenges”.

IACLE members can watch live online via Zoom, and the event will be live streamed to our Facebook page for students and eye care practitioners to tune in to.

Join us!

XV Prize ITWIIN: special mention to Erika Ponzini

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XV prize ITWIIN special mention certificate

On October 20th, at the Award Ceremony of the XV Prize ITWIIN, during the Conference ”Synergy between research, industry and society: women promoters of innovation“ at the Assolombarda of Monza and Brianza, an honorable mention went to Dr. Erika Ponzini for her research on human tears. ITWIIN, The Italian Association of Women Inventors and Innovators, is an Italian women’s association which acts in the field of invention and innovation, both autonomously and in collaboration with other entities.