background and objective: evaluation of the results, safety, and stability of ferrara intracorneal ring segment (ficrs) implantation for keratoconus correction (age range was 24.39±8.32 years).   materials and methods: in this clinical trial study, 64 eyes of 57 patients with keratoconus and clear cornea that had ficrs implantation were studied. uncorrected visual acuity (ucva), best-spectacle ...

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term results of Ferrara rings intracorneal ring segments for the treatment of keratoconus. Setting: Private medical center, Ophthalmology Department, Hadassah Optimal Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. The National Center for the Treatment of Keratoconus Haifa, Israel. Materials and methods: Retrospective review of data for patients implanted with Ferrara intrastromal ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Ferrara intrastromal corneal rings in the treatment of eyes with keratoconus without central corneal scarring. SETTING Vlemma Eye Institute, Athens, Greece. METHODS Twenty-six patients with bilateral keratoconus, clear central corneas, and contact lens intolerance participated in the study. Videokeratographic corneal topography and ultrasonic p...

PURPOSE To investigate and compare the biocompatibility of two types of Ferrara intracorneal ring segment: with and without chondroitin sulfate coating by clinical and histopathological evaluation. METHODS A randomized experimental study was carried out on thirty right-eye corneas from 30 Norfolk albino rabbits allocated into two experimental groups: Group G1 - implanted with Ferrara intracor...

Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Cotignola, Italy, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, Cardiovascular Institute, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara, Cona, Italy, 5 Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Ther...

1 PhD (Clinical Assistant) 2 MD (ENT Department, University Hospital of Ferrara) 3 MD (ENT Department, University Hospital of Ferrara) 4 MD (ENT Department, University Hospital of Ferrara) 5 MD (Anatomic Pathology Section, University Hospital of Ferrara ) 6 Prof (ENT Department, University Hospital of Ferrara) ENT Department and *Anatomic Pathology Section, University Hospital of Ferrara, Corso...

Conservative Therapy in Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture: A Retrospective Analysis and a Call for Research Nicola Tamburini1, Davide Morri2, Carlo Barbetta3, Pio Maniscalco1, Carlo Alberto Volta2, Roberto Zoppellari4, Giorgio Cavallesco1 and Franco Ravenna5 1Department of Morfology, Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Section of General and Thoracic Surgery, Sant’Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara,...