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Mario Romano

Full Professor

Ophthalmology

Full Professor Ophthalmology; Director of the Postgraduate Residency Program for Ophthalmology.

E-mail

mario.romano@hunimed.eu

Fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, United Kingdom
Fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA
PhD in Pharmacology and Molecular Oncology at University of Ferrara
Inventor of three patents in the vitreoretinal field

Rhegmatogenous and proliferative vitreoretinal pathologies
Intraocular devices (intraocular tamponades, vital dyes, shunts)
Degenerative macular diseases
Cellular regeneration
Macroglia cells and retinal microglia
Winner of national and international grants on a competitive basis, including “Scientific independence of research” (Ministry of University and Research); “Ordinary targeted research project” (Ministry of Health)

Romano MR, Angi M, Valldeperas X, Costagliola C, Vinciguerra P. Twenty-three-gauge pars plana vitrectomy and Densiron-68 vs combined 20G-PPV, Scleral Buckle and SF6 for pseudophakic retinal detachment with inferior retinal breaks. Retina. 2011;31:686-91 ISSN: 0275-004X, doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181f0d249
Romano MR, Romano V, Vallejo-Garcia JL, Vinciguerra R, Romano M, Cereda M, Angi M, Valldeperas X, Costagliola C, Vinciguerra P. Macular hypotrophy following internal limiting membrane removal for diabetic macular edema. Retina. 2014 Jun;34(6):1182-9.
Romano MR, Cennamo G, Ferrara M, Cennamo M, Cennamo G. Twenty-seven-gauge versus 25 Guage vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Retina. 2017 Apr;37(4):637-642
Romano MR, Ilardi G, Ferrara M, Cennamo G, Allegrini D, Pafundi P, Costagliola C, Staibano S, Cennamo G. Intraretinal changes in idiopathic versus diabetic epiretinal membranes after macular peeling. PLoS One. 2018 July 25;13(7):e0201503. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201503
Romano MR, Romano V, Mauro A, Angi M, Costagliola C, Ambrosone L. The Effect of Temperature Changes in Vitreoretinal Surgery. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2016 vol. 5, ISSN: 2164-2591, doi: 10.1167/tvst.5.1.4
Govetto A, Hubschman JP, Sarraf D, Figueroa MS, Bottoni F, dell’Omo R, Curcio CA, Seidenari P, Delledonne G, Gunzenhauser R, Ferrara M, Au A, Virgili G, Scialdone A, Repetto R, Romano MR. The role of Müller cells in tractional macular disorders: an optical coherence tomography study and physical model of mechanical force transmission. Br J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jul 20. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314245.