Matteo Nioi

TL;DR: Results show that multivariate statistical approach, based on 1H NMR metabolite profiling, is a powerful tool for detecting ongoing differences in VH composition and may be applied to investigate several physiological and pathological conditions.

TL;DR: It seems, at the moment, that there is a low risk of coronavirus spreading through tears, it may survive for a long time or replicate in the conjunctiva, even in absence of conjunctivitis signs, indicating that eye protection is advisable to prevent contamination from external droplets and aerosol.

TL;DR: The epidemiological paradox between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and malaria in the initial phase of the ongoing pandemic is discovered and the mechanism of action of some antimalarial drugs suggests their potential role in the chemoprophylaxis of coronav virus epidemics, despite possible adverse effects.

TL;DR: A paradigm shift for ocular surgery during the COVID-19 era is now mandatory because of the lack of adequate health and legal protection for surgeons and patients, which may result in an excessive reduction in the volume of surgical interventions during a pandemic era and the immediately following period.

TL;DR: In this paper, the implications of lockdown measures on eye health, in particular on DED associated with SBS, and introduce some potential preventive strategies for lockdown-related ocular surface disorders.